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 Sunshine Week
2008
March 16 - March
22 is the fourth annual Sunshine Week,
a weeklong
commemoration of open government, freedom of information and the
public’s right to know, which has continued to grow under the
supervision of news organizations around the country.
This year there is some encouraging news, now that the newly enacted
Leahy-Cornyn bill to
strengthen the Freedom Of Information Act was signed into law.
Senator Leahy and Senator Cornyn again teamed up to begin a new FOIA
reform effort. They introduced their
OPEN FOIA Act, to bring more transparency to the process when
Congress and any administration seek to carve out exemptions in the
FOIA law.
Read about Leahy's most recent efforts below or you can check out
his FOIA webpage here.
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Release -
Leahy Presses Open Government Agenda As Nation Celebrates
Sunshine Week Judiciary Committee Chairman Continues Push For
Government Transparency, Federal Media Shield Law, March 20,
2008
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Op-Ed - A Ray of Hope On The Horizon For FOIA March 14,
2008
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Release - Leahy, Cornyn Introduce New OPEN FOIA
Bill On Eve Of Sunshine Week March 12, 2008
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Release - Leahy: FOIA Ombudsman Belongs At Archives, Not
DOJ February 14, 2008
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Letter - From Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) And John
Cornyn (R-Texas) To OMB Director Jim Nussle About The Office Of
Government Information Services February 5, 2008
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Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) preside over a
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on their FOIA legislation (see below).
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