From the summary of the CRS Report, Congressional Lawmaking: A Perspective On Secrecy and Transparency, (R42108) (November 30, 2011): Openness is fundamental to representative government. Yet the congressional process is replete with activities and actions that are private and not…
Posts Tagged ‘November’
2011 AALL Executive Board Voting is Underway
04
Nov
eBallot links were emailed on November 1st. The polls close on November 30th. Here’s the 2011 slate selected by the Nominations Committee: Vice President/President-Elect Steven P. Anderson Director Maryland State Law Library Annapolis, MD Sally H. Wise Director of the…
Intellectual Freedom across the Globe: ALA Webinar Series Set for November
28
Oct
Registration is now open for “Intellectual Freedom across the Globe,” a series of webinars on international issues related to free speech, censorship and access to information in libraries and beyond. The webinars will be held during November 2011 and feature…
PACER Fees Going Up
14
Sep
Public access to federal court docket materials is going up from 8 cents a page to 10 cents a page. As the Judicial Conference puts it: In separate action, the Conference responded to inflationary pressures by increasing, effective November 1,…
