National Coalition Against Censorship. Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. Thurgood Marshall Award Established by the ABA and IRR in 1992, the Thurgood Marshall Award recognizes long-term contributions by members of the legal profession to the advancement of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights in the United States.
This year's award will be presented to the Honorable Margaret H. Freedom of Expression. F-ck the Draft This is not a type-o, nor is it something which the author of this chapter has somehow managed to slip slyly past the editors.
While I hope that this does not offend, I would not be surprised if some readers were indeed shocked and perhaps even offended.
Resources. Intellectual Freedom & Property. Privacy Rights. Digizen - Home. Defending Freedom in the Digital World. Keeping the Internet Open, Innovative and Free. Open Government. Earlier this month, agencies released their Open Government Plans – roadmaps for creating agencies that are responsive and engaging to the public, as well as transparent with their work and their information.
As part of a broad coalition of open government advocates, convened by OpenTheGovernment.org, CDT has been working to independently evaluate the Open Government Plans against the Open Government Directive. While openness advocates we hope to see a number of gains that are not addressed in the Directive, we decided it would be best to measure government plans according to the letter of the directive that described the plans.