World & Nation
In a blow to the Church of Scientology, a unanimous Supreme Court today made it easier for the Internal Revenue Service to withhold material sought by individuals or organizations under the Freedom of Information Act, a law aimed at curtailing government secrecy.
Nov. 10, 1987
Reform: Proposals include a freedom of information act and an end to government control of media through funding.
March 22, 2001
The National Assn. of Arab Americans called Monday for an investigation of the Justice Department’s handling of espionage allegations made seven years ago against a Senate aide who since has become a deputy assistant defense secretary with chief responsibility for controlling the export of high-technology items to the Soviet Bloc.
Dec. 24, 1985
Japanese bathe in information.
Nov. 5, 1990
Opinion
The Freedom of Information Act, first enacted in 1966, allows the public to see how their government functions — and fails to function — by providing access to official records.
Feb. 10, 2015
A transformative directive ordering compliance with the Freedom of Information Act marks bureaucracy’s return to scrutiny.
Jan. 23, 2009
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Jan. 12, 2009
Before it had a hashtag, the #MeToo movement had already hit science.
April 1, 2019
A 2019 indictment of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange was chilling to advocates of a free press and democracy. Why have they fallen silent?
July 6, 2021
Books
In all the brouhaha over “Spycatcher,” the best-selling memoirs of Peter Wright, one-time assistant to the director general of MI-5, the main lesson is in danger of being overlooked--Britain’s desperate need for a Bill of Rights.
Sept. 6, 1987