Tag: Freedom of Information Act
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Skeptical U.S. judge gives FBI two weeks to conduct better search of 9/11 records
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
UPDATE 4/4/14 — Troubled by “inconsistencies” and the government’s sometimes “nonsensical” legal arguments, a federal judge on Friday ordered the FBI to conduct a detailed search of its records for information about apparent terrorist activity in Sarasota prior to 9/11. -
Citing broad public interest, newspapers ask judge to deny U.S. bid to block 9/11 lawsuit
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
Two Florida newspapers have asked a Fort Lauderdale federal judge to deny the Justice Department’s effort to shut down a Freedom of Information lawsuit seeking records from an FBI investigation into apparent terrorist activity in Sarasota shortly before 9/11. -
FBI records say Sarasota Saudis who fled home had “many connections” to individuals tied to 9/11
By Dan Christensen and Anthony Summers
BrowardBulldog.org
©2013 Broward Bulldog, Inc. A Saudi family who “fled” their Sarasota area home weeks before September 11th had “many connections” to “individuals associated with the terrorist attacks on 9/11/2001,” according to newly released FBI records. -
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Has Obama Kept His Open-Government Pledge?
By Jennifer LaFleur
ProPublica
After eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater transparency. Four years later, did the president keep his promise?
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