government transparency
ACLU asks court to unseal proceedings in Twitter subpoena case
Secrecy about the legal process itself undermines integrity of the judicial system.
"Secret court proceedings... are troubling as a matter of both law and democracy."
A Suffolk Superior Court judge held a secret hearing over the objections of lawyers from the ACLU of Massachusetts, and then impounded all documents and motions filed in the case.
South Hadley discloses Prince settlement
Slate reporter Emily Bazelon sued after Town ignored requests for public records concerning settlement following student's suicide.
