AltWeeklies Wire
The Parable of the Purloined E-mailnew
Jackson has made improvements in responding to public records requests, but the mayor's administration continues to deny requests on flimsy pretexts as one insider says: "Everybody's jumped ship but the rats."
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
03-19-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
More 'Wild Speculation'new
Legal motions fly back and forth in the Melton case, and Council President Ben Allen wants to conduct city business behind closed doors.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
11-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Subpoena Thisnew
A log of rejected public records requests shows that Sharon Gray, head of JPD Records, has indiscriminately rejected requests for everything from arrest records to sections of the JPD handbook.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-14-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Panhandlers in Police Peril?new
A new ordinance would criminalize panhandling in Jackson.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
09-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
Goliath Blunders, Passes Bucknew
The Clarion-Ledger is headed to court with the city over unfilled and rejected public records requests, but the mega-paper's account of how it got there gets almost all the facts wrong.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson |
08-20-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
The Right to Speak Outnew
The Jackson Fire Department has suspended five firefighters, including the union president, for speaking to us about safety concerns -- now Mayor Frank Melton says he may fire them.
Jackson Free Press |
Brian Johnson and Adam Lynch |
08-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
