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pnwmom

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11. You should have mentioned the year this law came into effect. 2014.

Reply to w4rma (Reply #9)

Tue Jul 5, 2016, 11:32 PM

Jul 2016

Also, this concerns a case where the government wanted to withhold records because they were on a private server.

Interesting, but not relevant to anything else going on now.

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Court: Officials can't use private email accounts to evade records laws [View all] w4rma Jul 2016 OP

ironic ain't it? burfman Jul 2016 #1

TD is laughing his arse off. 840high Jul 2016 #5

Oh look another division of the federal government giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #2

Yes, illegally - according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. (nt) w4rma Jul 2016 #3

Lol, no that is not at all what they said. giftedgirl77 Jul 2016 #8

You're misinformed: There are potential civil violations *and* criminal violations of the FOIA. w4rma Jul 2016 #9

You should have mentioned the year this law came into effect. 2014. pnwmom Jul 2016 #11

Thank you for nipping that in the bud. n/t JTFrog Jul 2016 #13

+1 DCBob Jul 2016 #17

And if I get stopped for speeding, pangaia Jul 2016 #4

Sounds like you got it. Elmergantry Jul 2016 #6

Just tell him every one else was speeding. 840high Jul 2016 #7

That actually happens quite a lot. SkeleTim1968 Jul 2016 #10

sure you can Skittles Jul 2016 #12

If everyone on the road is traveling 10 mph above the limit, pnwmom Jul 2016 #15

Oh jeez !! pangaia Jul 2016 #16

It's a tough old world when the common occurrence doesn't validate your narrative. LanternWaste Jul 2016 #19

The manifest desire of "our government" to avoid our scrutiny, any bullshit will do. nt bemildred Jul 2016 #14

Woah! sofa king Jul 2016 #18