Today, Civitas Institute filed public records requests with North Carolina State Board of Elections Executive Director, Karen Brinson Bell, Chairman Damon Circosta, and Attorney General Josh Stein.
Published: Monday, September 28th, 2020 @ 12:42 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Trump Administration Reportedly Has Told DC Government to Reopen Street and Remove Painting
Published: Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 @ 1:13 am
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed its opening brief in its lawsuit for access to former Vice President Joe Biden’s Senate records at the University of Delaware.
Published: Saturday, September 12th, 2020 @ 7:04 am
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security
Published: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020 @ 5:26 am
By: Judicial Watch
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The documents list the targeted persons as Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Rudy Giuliani, Dan Bongino, Sebastian Gorka, John Solomon, Jack Posobiec, Ryan Saavedra, Sara A Carter, Donald Trump Jr., Michael McFaul, Lou Dobbs and Pamela Gellar.
Published: Saturday, September 5th, 2020 @ 12:42 am
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that it filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security
Published: Friday, September 4th, 2020 @ 4:35 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today it received 131 pages of payroll records from the District Attorney’s Office of the City and County of San Francisco detailing payments to Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) from when she was employed by the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office.
Published: Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 @ 2:00 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Judicial Watch announced today that filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) for records related to the contract given to former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Zach Fuentes for KN95 masks
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 8:11 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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Over the last 3 weeks, several members of the Charlotte City Council and community have launched personal attacks of ethics violations
Published: Thursday, August 6th, 2020 @ 1:30 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton reacted today to a federal court decision, which Judicial Watch may appeal, upholding the secrecy of controversial subpoenas for phone records issued by Adam Schiff
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2020 @ 1:49 am
By: Judicial Watch
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ABR is a non-profit firm which has been the subject of criminal referrals from House and Senate committees investigating whether Planned Parenthood or any other entity was illegally profiting from the handling of fetal tissue from aborted babies.
Published: Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 @ 3:41 pm
By: Judicial Watch
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What is so embarrassing or corrupt it needs to be hidden?
Published: Friday, May 1st, 2020 @ 7:25 am
By: LifeZette
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At best, 38 legislators are refusing to comply with state law
Published: Monday, February 17th, 2020 @ 12:08 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Federal government spent a record amount of money in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 — last October through December — and chalked up a record spending deficit, leaving American taxpayers on the hook for more goods and services than ever before.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 10:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the University of North Carolina System over transparency issues hope their case will pave the way for greater openness and accountability at UNC.
Published: Thursday, January 16th, 2020 @ 3:24 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Federal authorities have arrested Michael Thomas and Tova Noel, two of Jeffrey Epstein’s guards at the Manhattan MCC detention center in New York City, and are expected to charge the pair with falsifying records, according to a report from NBC News New York.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 @ 4:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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The North Carolina Republican Party has filed public records requests into the seven House Democrats on the Redistricting Committee as well as House Minority Leader Darren Jackson and Rep. Grier Martin.
Published: Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 @ 12:18 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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A court battle over legislative redistricting escalated Tuesday, July 2, into a tug-of-war over records that may or may not be considered public.
Published: Wednesday, July 3rd, 2019 @ 10:13 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Senate Bill 562, “The Second Chance Act,” unanimously cleared the Senate May 8.
Published: Sunday, May 26th, 2019 @ 6:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Four Carolina Journal staff members in February sent public records requests to all 100 county governments in North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 @ 9:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Carolina Journal Associate Editor Lindsay Marchello sat down with Carrington on Feb. 15 to talk about his career and the challenges of keeping governments accountable
Published: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 @ 3:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Julie Swetnick, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of participating in a gang-rape ring during his high school years, sued her former employer for sexual misconduct claims using a law firm run by the lawyer representing one of the other women accusing Kavanaugh.
Published: Friday, September 28th, 2018 @ 1:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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In a rare show of unity, the state elections board unanimously agreed during a Sept. 7 teleconference to challenge federal subpoenas of millions of voter records
Published: Friday, September 14th, 2018 @ 7:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The HOPE Act would allow local police to access without a warrant the medical records of drug suspects
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 12:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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State Rep. George Cleveland, R-Onslow, believes the integrity of North Carolina elections is at risk
Published: Sunday, April 22nd, 2018 @ 1:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This week was Sunshine Week, not that we saw a lot of it, either meteorologically or metaphorically. What we got for the start of the week was dark clouds, some wind and even snow. Some might say it was symbolic of a week designated to shine the light on the need for open government
Published: Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 @ 10:41 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Following almost a month of Durham County refusing to allow the public to view the absentee ballot envelopes, which are by law public record, the Durham County Board of Elections finally informed the NCGOP legal counsel on Wednesday that they would be willing to cooperate.
Published: Friday, December 2nd, 2016 @ 6:32 pm
By: Russell Allen
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Pat McCrory Has Held More Public Events And Interviews Than Roy Cooper Since January, Analysis ShowsRoy "Do Nothing" Cooper hasn't been doing his job as attorney general and has been employing a deliberate strategy to hide from the press and public during his campaign for governor in order to avoid scrutiny of his record.
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2016 @ 8:43 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) has moved for summary judgment in Gaston County Superior Court on behalf of clients seeking access to public records within the custody of the City of Belmont, North Carolina
Published: Thursday, April 14th, 2016 @ 6:35 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A Superior Court judge ordered the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education to release previously undisclosed information about the circumstances surrounding the departure of a school superintendent in what media lawyer John Bussian said was "a big deal" for the public's right to know.
Published: Saturday, January 9th, 2016 @ 9:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Friday, August 28, the Civitas Institute Center for Law and Freedom (CLF) filed suit against the City of Belmont, North Carolina, alleging violations of state public records law.
Published: Sunday, September 6th, 2015 @ 2:24 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In 2008-2009, a legal battle took place in Guildford County Superior Court over whether third-party investigations into city police department are subject to our state's public records law. The issue is one of great importance for advocates of government transparency, as citizens have a right to...
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:12 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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This administration is a champion of transparency and fair and legitimate news gathering. Fulfilling records requests is vital part of meeting those goals.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:30 am
By: McCrory Communications
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There are "widespread differences" that are "not what you would call easy" to resolve between House and Senate health care budgets, is state Rep. William Brisson's assessment of budget deliberations in the N.C. General Assembly.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2015 @ 8:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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