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Upcoming Release of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun’s Papers

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The Memory Hole published Highlights from the (362 page) Finding Aid for the papers (comprising over half a million items) of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun, scheduled for release to the public March 4 by the Library of Congress.

  • From the Library of Congress press release dated May 13, 1997: “Plans for the transfer and processing of the Blackmun papers are currently under way. Among other conditions, access to the papers is restricted until five years after Justice Blackmun’s death.”

    • FAS Posts Recent CRS Reports on Patriot Act and Sensitive Security Information

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    USA Patriot Act Sunset: Provisions That Expire on December 31, 2005 by Charles Doyle, January 2, 2004 Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and Transportation Security: Background and Controversies, by Mitchel A. Sollenberger, February 5, 2004 See also 49 CFR 1520.7, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Protection of Sensitive Security Information Continue Reading

    Resource for Tracking E-Voting Issues

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    “VerifiedVoting.org champions transparent, reliable, and publicly verifiable elections in the United States.” The site includes links to federal legislation on e-voting, voting technologies that provide paper audit trails, announcements on public meetings concerning e-voting security, news from around the web, an e-newsletter, and a list of “established vendors of computerized vote tabulation systems.” Continue Reading