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O’Neill, Oh O’Neill, Wherefore Art Thou O’Neill: Defining And Cementing The Requirements For Asserting Deliberative Process Privilege, Andrew Scott
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
The government may invoke the deliberative process privilege to protect the communications of government officials involving policy-driven decision-making. The privilege protects communications made before policy makers act upon the policy decision to allow government officials to speak candidly when deciding a course of action without fear of their words being used against them.
This privilege is not absolute and courts recognize the legitimate countervailing interest the public has in transparency. The Supreme Court in United States v. Reynolds held that someone with control over the protected information should personally consider the privilege before asserting it but did not provide definitive …
Remarks On Prosecutorial Discretion And Immigration, Shoba S. Wadhia
Remarks On Prosecutorial Discretion And Immigration, Shoba S. Wadhia
Dickinson Law Review (2017-Present)
No abstract provided.
Protecting The Watchdog: Using The Freedom Of Information Act To Preference The Press, Erin C. Carroll
Protecting The Watchdog: Using The Freedom Of Information Act To Preference The Press, Erin C. Carroll
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The fourth estate is undergoing dramatic changes. Many newspaper reporters, already surrounded by a growing number of empty desks, are shifting their focus away from costly investigative reporting and towards amassing Twitter followers and writing the perfect “share line.” Newspapers’ budgets can no longer robustly support accountability journalism and pitching fights against the government. And so, while this busier and noisier media environment may have a desirable democratizing effect—more of us are able to participate in analyzing, debating, and perhaps even making the news—it has not succeeded in filling a role that print journalists have traditionally played well—keeping watch on …
The Intersection Between Finance And Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Hedge Funds, And Section 13(F) Of The Exchange Act, Erin E. Martin
The Intersection Between Finance And Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets, Hedge Funds, And Section 13(F) Of The Exchange Act, Erin E. Martin
NYLS Law Review
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Book Review, Susan Nevelow Mart