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Attached is the First Amendment Foundation’s Session Report. This report is also available at floridafaf.org. If you have any questions, contact: Katie Norris The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information created an Open Government Pledge last fall and has been inviting government officials from around the state to sign it. The pledge is designed for individual public officials. By signing the pledge, they publicly commit to open government, to abide by the spirit and the letter of Florida’s Public Records and Open . . . → Read More: Open Government Pledge by The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information RESTON, Va. – The organization responsible for administering Sunshine Week today issued a model open-government proclamation that can be used by citizens and community groups to fight for greater transparency in government. The “Sunshine Week Open Government Proclamation,” can be adapted for local, state and federal use by open-government activists, who can use language in the proclamation . . . → Read More: Sunshine Week issues model open-government proclamation The Florida Bar’s 2011 Media Law Conference is set for Friday, April 15, from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the Stetson University College of Law-Tampa Law Center. Sponsored by the Media and Communications Law Committee of The Florida Bar and Stetson University College of Law, the conference will take an in-depth look at: Strategic Lawsuits Against . . . → Read More: Register for The Florida Bar’s 2011 Media Law Conference  Comments are closed  Open Government, Training  Media Law Conference, Stetson University College of Law, The Florida Bar . . . → Read More: Proclamation by the Mayor of Miami Springs The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners will be passing this proclamation next Tuesday, March 15: WHEREAS, James Madison, the father of our federal Constitution, wrote that “consent of the governed” requires that the people be able to “arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives,” and WHEREAS, every citizen in our participatory democracy has an inherent right . . . → Read More: Proclamation by the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners 2011 Sunshine Sunday contributions are being posted as they are received. Click here to view the official page. Stories National Freedom of Information Day by Zack Baddorf, Free Speech Radio News BY SUEVON LEE Her response? Take it up with the chief judge of the 5th Circuit. “There is a rule in effect with regard to electronic access to court records and the chief judge has to follow that order,” explained Judith Kreeger, the chairwoman of the commission and a senior judge in Miami-Dade. “If the chief judge makes . . . → Read More: Ocala Star-Banner: Non-lawyers criticize restrictions on electronic access to case files BY BILL KACZOR, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — House Speaker Dean Cannon wants records on all complaints against judges to be open to the public. Those proposals also would require changing the Florida . . . → Read More: House Speaker Dean Cannon wants records on all complaints against judges to be open to the public BY IAN MARQUAND It isn’t often that Montanans can say, “Thank you, Florida.” This time of year, however, the Big Sky owes the Sunshine State a tip of the cap. Not because we envy the warmth of its spring (although it certainly is enviable in Montana in mid-March) or its renowned entertainment attractions (although Daytona and Orlando . . . → Read More: The Clark Fork Chronicle: Thank you Florida for starting our sunshine laws |
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