Open Virginia Law

A Va-focused effort to promote transparency and public access, particularly to the law. Tweets do not speak for anyone else. Retweets ≠ endorsements.

[Open Virginia Law @OpenVaLaw]

Acknowledging reality: This account has been dormant for a while. Uncertain when it can be restarted. Please get involved for open govt in Va, follow @opengovva, & support state govt coverage, incl but not limited to @DaveRess1 @patrickmwilson @gmoomaw @CarmenMForman @LVozzella

[Ann Marimow @amarimow]

NEW: Another move for transparency in the courts. D.C. Circuit expands public access to oral arguments with live audio streaming upon request -- without a vote from the panel judges. https://t.co/wWIExhDxSv

[Smart Cville @SmartCville]

Big props to @opengovva for her letter to @TerryMcAuliffe regarding Charlottesville rally information https://t.co/ZLY7Xzddfp

[Open Virginia Law @OpenVaLaw]

@briancolligan What do they like about Virginia's FOIA and what would they like to change?

[Open Virginia Law @OpenVaLaw]

@briancolligan How, specifically, do they plan to make state government work better? (not the headline partisan issue answer, the one about nuts & bolts)

[Pamela Colloff @pamelacolloff]

Supreme Court rulings often contain jaw-dropping errors, @ryangabrielson found, resulting in deeply flawed findings. https://t.co/fLaAHgsBeZ

[Fix the Court @FixTheCourt]

Federal courts from Philly to SF are embracing #CamerasInTheCourt. RT if you think it’s time for #SCOTUS to follow suit

[Sunlight Foundation @SunFoundation]

More transparency: https://t.co/Unj0a6b0wN
in the face of press scrutiny:
https://t.co/bX0KrtvTrU
is a good instinct. Make open the default.

[Steven Mazie @stevenmazie]

Louisiana high school principal bans #TakeAKnee at football games - egregious violation of the 1st am, per West Virginia v Barnette (1943)

[Ben Schoenfeld @oilytheotter]

I hear court data is being used by #VADatathon2017 teams. I hope it’s impactful. Would love to talk to @tonyfungVA about opening it forever

[Open Virginia Law @OpenVaLaw]

TX ct records mess exactly like VA, but VA Supreme Ct & admins side w/clerks against #transparency: https://t.co/K80t8AtanD H/T @opengovva

[Jeff E. Schapiro @JeffESchapiro]

Request for information on 'predatory' lenders weighed by #Va Supreme Court https://t.co/qwHEFKglwz via @rtdnews

[Open Virginia Law @OpenVaLaw]

“It didn’t disable us,” Flaherty said .... “We disabled us in order to deal with it.” Umm, OK. @RTDNEWS: https://t.co/ZNxpjWoEJS

[Fix the Court @FixTheCourt]

#SCOTUS should resume century-old practice of explaining justices' recusals: https://t.co/hKaviHwxwo

[Megan you-are-my-sunshine Rhyne @opengovva]

Access to law enforcement records is an issue in every state, certainly in Va. Here's a story about access in Tex. https://t.co/8vSDtgPs6C

[Megan you-are-my-sunshine Rhyne @opengovva]

VCOG's next FOIA & records mgt seminar is filling up fast. And it's not just for govt employees. Get tix today! https://t.co/i9Zp1ZrSQ6

[Washington Post Opinions @PostOpinions]

Jeff Sessions wants to keep forensics in the Dark Ages https://t.co/4LbUtBxDWY by @radleybalko

[Megan you-are-my-sunshine Rhyne @opengovva]

New on VCOG's Truth in the Field Blog: @FrankLoMonte of @SPLC explains how #FERPA's been misused to conceal records. https://t.co/ppe1CiXHc7

[techdirt @techdirt]

Bipartisan Bill Would Require A Warrant To Search Americans' Devices At The Border https://t.co/ovm3EUdPRh