The Paycheck Report – Midlevel associates gave us their salary information. “Here’s how Am Law 200 firms stack up in several key markets,” by David Brown, The American Lawyer, September 1, 2007. firm-by-firm breakdown Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: September 2007
White House Website States Executive Office of President Not Subject to FOIA
Follow up to previous posting on Presidential Records Act Violations, FOIA within the EOP: “The Office of Administration [OA], whose sole function is to advise and assist the President, and which has no substantial independent authority, is not subject to FOIA and related authorities. OA is a distinct entity from the other components of the… Continue Reading
New Center Center Launched on Government Secrecy Headed by Former DOJ Information and Privacy Director
Press release: “The Center on Government Secrecy (CGS) was created in August 2007 as a non-partisan academic center devoted to the study of government openness and secrecy. Established under the auspices of the Program on Law and Government in the Washington College of Law (WCL), at American University in Washington, D.C., it stands as the… Continue Reading
Federation of American Scientists Posts 60 Year Archive of Public Interest Reports
“The Federation of American Scientists posts its unique 60 year archive of public interest reports on science in the public interest, nuclear weapons and energy policy, biological and chemical warfare, government secrecy, military policy…Reports online range from 1946 to 2005. A year-by-year pull down menu is available here.” [Michael Ravnitzky, Steven Aftergood] Continue Reading
Nixon Tapes and Transcripts Now Available Online
“Between 1971 and 1973, President Richard Nixon secretly recorded 3,700 hours of his phone calls and meetings. These recordings were made in the Oval Office (commonly designated by the abbreviation “OVAL”), his hideaway office in the Executive Office Building (“EOB”), the Cabinet Room (“CAB”), Camp David (“CDHW”), and on various White House telephones (“WHT”). Currently,… Continue Reading
EFF Report – RIAA v. The People: Four Years Later
Press release: “In a report released [August 29, 2007]…the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) provides the only comprehensive look at the four-year litigation campaign waged by the RIAA against music fans. The report traces the RIAA campaign from its beginnings in 2003 against a handful of students at Princeton, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Michigan Tech to the… Continue Reading
2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
“The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation has been conducted about every five years since 1955. It provides information on the number of participants in fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching (observing, photographing, and feeding wildlife), and the amount of time and money spent on these activities. The Survey is one of the Nation’s… Continue Reading
UN Conference on Building Blocks for Effective International Response to Climate Change
Press release, 31 August 2007, Vienna: “A round of climate change talks under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) concluded in Austria today with agreement on key elements for an effective international response to climate change.” “A new United Nations Internet site, Gateway to the UN Systems Work on… Continue Reading
