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Entries tagged with: EPIC v. Virginia Deptartment of State Police

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Supreme Court Upholds Residents-Only Provision in Virginia Open Records Law

The Supreme Court ruled today that Virginia's freedom of information law, which allows only Virginia residents to pursue open government requests, does not violate the U.S. Constitution. Petitioners argued that the law impermissibly burdened out-of-state residents ability to provide open...

Senate Report Finds Fusion Centers "Wasteful," Likely Violate Federal Privacy Laws

A Senate Investigations Committee has released a new report on "State and Local Fusion Centers", government data warehouses that store an enormous amount of information on Americans. The Senate report found that Fusion Centers, operated by the Department of Homeland...

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