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This week’s FOIA round-up: the ethics of mining in Minnesota, problems with for-profit companies in the legal system, and ICE detention records contradict Trump administration statements on migrants
In this week’s FOIA round-up, calendars and emails reveal communication between Trump administration officials and corporate executives in a mining project, a contract with a private pretrial services firm raises questions about the role of for-profit companies in the legal system, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention records reveal that rates of people detained with criminal records has decreased in the past couple of years. Also, a Supreme Court ruling is bad news for people seeking government records pertaining to private entities.
Records show FBI provided assistance to local law enforcement at least twice in 2016 to monitor Black Lives Matter protests
In July of 2016, following a series of high-profile police shootings, Black Lives Matter protests erupted in cities all over the country. Some local police departments, ostensibly fearing for the safety of both protestors and officers, reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for help in monitoring upcoming demonstrations. According to documents recently obtained by MuckRock, the FBI provided assistance in the form of social media surveillance and on the ground threat monitoring.
Move fast and regulate things: Inside cities’ response to the e-scooter invasion
As e-scooter companies chose to ask for forgiveness, not permission while setting up shop across the country, cities worked quickly to pass regulations. MuckRock surveyed the different approaches they took.
Locking down the Legislature: These four states keep lawmakers’ records secret
Legislative bodies in four states have made themselves exempt from public record laws. Despite their roles in literally enacting those laws, they are not held to the same standards of transparency as the rest of the governmental bodies in those states.
After he shot Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby’s psychosis was diagnosed by the same CIA doctor who had once killed an elephant with psychedelics
Some researchers in the JFK assassination community are aware of the fact that one of the doctors that treated Jack Ruby was none other than Louis Jolyon West, a figure equally infamous for allegedly killing an elephant with LSD and for his work in MKULTRA - the Central Intelligence Agency’s infamous interrogation, hypnosis, and mind control program.
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911 Audio Recording(s), Transcript(s) & Call Log(s) - 05/24/2014 - 0300Hrs - NE 23 and Kelly
Brian Bates sent this request to the Oklahoma City Police Department of Oklahoma City, OK
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EPA - Oklahoma earthquake emails
Joe Wertz sent this request to the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States of America
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Mugshot: Terry Roy Dunn Sr. - DOB: 7/4/1955
Brian Bates sent this request to the Oklahoma County Sheriff of Oklahoma County, OK
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OCPD Radio Traffic Involving Daniel Holtzclaw Traffic Stop Of Jannie Ligons
Brian Bates sent this request to the Oklahoma City Police Department of Oklahoma City, OK