AOL: Appeals Court Strikes Down Part of NC 'Ag Gag' Law, Protects Undercover Investigations This article features Government Accountability Project Food Integrity Director, Amanda Hitt, and was originally published here. Barring employees who are trying to expose wrongdoing from gathering data at work or recording there violates the First Amendment, the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court [...]
Animal Legal Defense Fund: Fourth Circuit Enjoins North Carolina Ag-Gag Law This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Raleigh, NC – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed an important win to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s Ag-Gag law, ruling that undercover investigations and whistleblowing are considered newsgathering activities protected [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 13, 2021 OSC Decision Reaffirms Federal Whistleblowers’ Rights Against Gag Orders WASHINGTON – Following an investigation, the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must modify its policies to include a legally required anti-gag order qualifier. This follows a letter Government [...]
FOIA Roundup: PPP loans to franchisees and how whistleblowers faired under Trump This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. In this week’s roundup, FOIA helps understand which national franchises benefitted the most from the Paycheck Protection Program. Plus transparency on whistleblower claims, a new FOIA portal, and more. Data released through [...]
Note: this article, featuring Government Accountability Project and the Food Integrity Campaign, was originally published here. North Carolina ‘Anti-Sunshine’ Law Struck Down as Unconstitutional Wide-ranging coalition challenges law on first amendment, equal protection, and due process grounds. Late Friday, a federal judge struck down as unconstitutional a North Carolina law designed to inhibit undercover investigations [...]
Read the original policy paper here. Ending Gag Lawsuits in Europe Protecting Democracy and Fundamental Rights The problem: gag lawsuits against public interest defenders The EU must end gag lawsuits used to silence individuals and organisations that hold those in positions of power to account. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) are lawsuits brought forward [...]