Open Government: An American Tradition Faces National Security, Privacy, and Other Challenges (Point Counterpoint)

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 7
The Place of Open Government in America......Page 11
Privacy Rights Often Must Trump
the Free Flow of Information......Page 17
Freedom of Information Is a Paramount
Value Serving a Powerful Public Interest......Page 25
Public Information Concerns Must Give
Way to Security in a Post-9/11 World......Page 33
The Government Must Not Lose Its
Democratic Nature in the Face of
Terrorist Threats......Page 45
The Military’s Interest in National
Security Trumps the Press’s First
Amendment Rights......Page 55
The Press and the Public Deserve
Information About Military Matters......Page 63
Cameras Distort Trial Proceedings
and Should Be Prohibited......Page 71
Cameras in the Courtroom Enhance
Public Knowledge of and Give Greater
Credibility to Our Judicial System......Page 83
The Future of Open Government......Page 93
Notes......Page 97
Resources......Page 101
Elements of the Argument......Page 105
9781438106113 106......Page 106
Appendix: Beginning Legal Research......Page 107
Index......Page 111