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.

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South Hadley discloses Prince settlement

Slate reporter Emily Bazelon sued after Town ignored requests for public records concerning settlement following student's suicide.