Letters

The Honorable Thomas R. Carper, The Honorable John McCain, The Honorable William Lacy Clay, and The Honorable Patrick McHenry
To request hearings on the apparent destruction of emails at the Department of Justice to determine how the emails could be missing despite the requirements of the Federal Records Act (FRA), and if the Act needs further strengthening. [PDF]
March 10, 2010

President Barack Obama
To urge him to immediately nominate individuals to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [PDF]
March 1, 2010

The Honorable Debbie Wasserman Schultz and The Honorable Robert B. Aderholt
To urge funding for the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in the legislative branch appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2011. [PDF]
February 24, 2010

The Honorable Jane Harman
In support of Chairwoman Harman's amendment to require the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community to prepare a report on over-classification. [PDF]
February 23, 2010

Email Comments to Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, Department of Health and Human Services, with Minimum Criteria Suggestions
Regarding proposed Open Government Dashboard "bonus criteria" for scoring agency open government plans. [PDF]
February 18, 2010

The White House, United States Congress and Office of the United States Trade Representative
In support of strengthening the copyright balance and protecting the right to innovate. [PDF]
February 5, 2010

Chairs and Ranking Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Joint Committee on Appropriations
Joint letter from AALL and the Southern New England Law Librarians Association (SNELLA) to oppose the proposed closure of six law libraries and three other court facilities in Connecticut. [PDF]
December 23, 2009

The Honorable M. Jodi Rell, Governor
Joint letter from AALL and SNELLA to express concern about the recent budget cuts to the Connecticut Judicial Branch. [PDF]
December 23, 2009

President Barack Obama
To express our concerns about the absence of nominations to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. [PDF]
November 11, 2009

President Barack Obama
To express our concerns about the lack of transparency and openness surrounding the negotiations on a new Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ("ACTA"). [PDF]
November 5, 2009

The Honorable John Conyers, The Honorable Jerrold Nadler, and The Honorable Robert Scott
To express our support for the USA Patriot Amendments Act of 2009, H.R. 3845. [PDF]
November 4, 2009

The Honorable Julius Genachowski
To express our support for the Federal Communications Commission's public proceedings to ensure an open and nondiscriminatory Internet. [PDF]
October 21, 2009

AALL Comments to the Federal Trade Commission, with Attachments
Regarding the Prenotification Negative Option Rule Review Matter No. P064202. [PDF]
October 8, 2009

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy
To thank him for his commitment to protecting and advancing government transparency through the Freedom of Information Act. [PDF]
September 30, 2009

The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, The Honorable Benjamin L. Cardin, and The Honorable Ted Kaufman
In support of the USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2009, S. 1692. [PDF]
September 25, 2009

Co-sponsors of the Judiciously Using Surveillance Tools In Counterterrorism Efforts (JUSTICE) Act
In support of the JUSTICE Act, S.1686. [PDF]
September 23, 2009

The Honorable Dianne Feinstein, The Honorable Christopher S. Bond, The Honorable Silvestre Reyes, and The Honorable Peter Hoekstra
To express concerns regarding a provision in the Intelligence Reauthorization Act of 2010 that would exempt terrorist identity information (TII) from the Freedom of Information Act. [PDF]
September 1, 2009

General James Jones, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
To request that the public be given an opportunity to provide comment on the language of the proposed revisions to Executive Order 12958, as amended, "Classified National Security Information." [PDF]
August 1, 2009

Members of the United States Senate
Co-sponsors needed for The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009, S.1373. [PDF]
July 20, 2009

The Honorable John F. Kerry
To express our concern with the use of the word "Piracy" in the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, H.R. 2410. [PDF]
July 6, 2009

The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman and The Honorable John Cornyn
To thank them for introducing The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009, S.1373. [PDF]
July 2, 2009

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler and The Honorable James Sensenbrenner
In support of the State Secrets Protection Act, H.R. 984. [PDF]
June 11, 2009

The Honorable Zoe Lofgren
Joint letter from AALL and the Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) in support of the William Orton Law Library Improvement and Modernization Act, H.R. 2728. [PDF]
June 8, 2009

The Honorable John Berry, Director, United States Office of Personnel Management
To propose ways to improve personnel practices for employees who administer the Freedom of Information Act. [PDF]
June 3, 2009

The Honorable Daniel Inouye, The Honorable Thad Cochran, The Honorable David R. Obey, and The Honorable JerryLewis
In support of retaining the Leahy-Cornyn OPEN FOIA Act during the House-Senate conference. [PDF]
June 1, 2009

City Clerk Elizabeth Maland
In support of San Diego Area Law Libraries (SANDALL) regarding the City's recent decision to stop publishing the San Diego Municipal Code supplemental updates for public distribution.[PDF]
June 1, 2009

Senator Joseph I. Lieberman and Senator John McCain
In support of Senate Resolution 118 on Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. [PDF]
May 20, 2009

Chairman Leahy and Ranking Member Sessions
In support of the State Secrets Protection Act, S. 417. [PDF]
May 20, 2009

Dr. Beth Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government
To request a formal process for public input on developing recommendations to make government transparent, collaborative, and participatory. [PDF]
May 18, 2009

Chairs and Ranking Members of the Connecticut General Assembly Joint Committee on Appropriations
Joint letter from AALL and the Southern New England Law Librarians Association (SNELLA) to oppose proposed elimination of acquisitions funding for Connecticut Judicial Branch Law Libraries in FY 2010 and FY 2011. [PDF]
May 18, 2009

President Obama and Members of Congress
In support of strong whistleblower protections. [PDF]
May 15, 2009

Chairman Schumer and Senator Bennett
To urge the Senate Committe on Rules and Administration to hold a mark up and pass Senate Resolution 118. [PDF]
May 14, 2009

The Honorable Gregory B. Craig, Counsel to the President
To request that the Obama administration act to restore treatment of the White House's Office of Administration as an agency subject to the Freedom of Information Act. [PDF]
May 14, 2009

Adrienne C. Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States
In response to a request for input (RFI) on alternative models for Presidential libraries from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). [PDF]
April 17, 2009

The Honorable Barack Obama
To request that future Presidential appointments to intellectual policy positions reflect the diversity of stakeholders. [PDF]
April 2, 2009

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi and The Honorable David Obey
To urge Congress to post the omnibus spending legislation, and the 2010 appropriations bills, online in a machine-readable format. [PDF]
February 24, 2009

Members of the House Judiciary Committee
To ask Committee members to oppose The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, H.R. 801. [PDF]
February 13, 2009

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