Reporter sues to find out how Bush and Cheney sought to shape perceptions of their administration

A Gawker reporter is suing the National Archives and Records Administration for information about how former President George W. Bush and his vice president, Dick Cheney tried to shape public opinion during their tenure. The reporter is not seeking the Bush administration documents protected under law from disclosure but rather the identities of those who [...]

Univ. of Wyoming holds free speech forum

Public colleges must be neutral in allowing controversial speakers and their ideas on campus and must work harder to educate citizens about the roles of colleges in presenting varying ideas, speakers at a free speech forum said Monday. The Associated Press September 15, 2010 By Bob Moen LARAMIE, Wyo. —The University of Wyoming organized the [...]

Federal Court rejects Plame’s argument to allow her to publicize details of CIA service

Former CIA operative Valerie Plame claimed that after the government outed her as an agent and her employment record became part of the congressional record that the First Amendment allowed her to void her confidentiality agreement with the CIA and reveal details of her CIA service. A federal appeals court rejected her arguments citing national [...]

FBI releases former Vice President Cheney’s interview on outing of CIA agent

The transcript of Dick Cheney’s FBI interview on the Valerie Plame incident was released to the public last week. Both the Bush or Obama administrations tried to keep the transcript secret. -DB Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press November 2, 2009 By Amanda Becker The FBI released documents under court order Friday that show [...]

Federal judge orders release of Cheney’s statements in Plame case

A federal judge ordered the release of Former Vice President Dick Cheney’s interviews with a special prosecutor investigating the leak of the identity of Valerie Plame as a CIA operative. The Justice Department argued that releasing the records would make it difficult to get White House officials to cooperate in future investigations. -DB The Washington [...]

Obama administration agrees to make White House visitor logs public

To end four lawsuits by a watchdog group, the Obama White House has reversed a policy keeping visitor logs secret now allowing news organizations and others a chance to see who is influencing administration policy on vital issues. -DB USA TODAY September 4, 2009 By Richard Wolf WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration plans to change [...]

Justice Department seeking secrecy for Cheney interview in Valerie Plame case

In deciding to make records public of Dick Cheney’s interview with prosecutors in the CIA leak case, a federal judge is seeking to balance the public’s right to know with avoiding making public servants leery of cooperating in future investigations. -DB Politico July 21, 2009 By Josh Gerstein President Barack Obama’s Justice Department is arguing [...]