[governance] Off Topic - Access to information: court records

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

Rui and all,

Although I agree with this in principal, in practical application it is in the
end that people or some person make the decision as to how and what 
rules apply and why.  The key here is to make the rules very specific
so as to not allow for overly broad interpratation to lead to a bad decision.

  
-----Original Message-----
>From: Rui Correia <correia.rui at gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 10, 2009 8:54 AM
>To: governance at lists.cpsr.org
>Subject: [governance] Off Topic - Access to information: court records and terror watch list data
>
>Two items
>
>Washington Post, September 6
>
>Why the records of Supreme Court justices should be governed by rules
>-- not individuals
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/05/AR2009090502349.html?wpisrc=newsletter
>
>Administration Seeks to Keep Terror Watch-List Data Secret
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/05/AR2009090502240.html?wpisrc=newsletter
>
>Regards,
>
>Rui
>
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