| ▲ | worik 3 hours ago | |
On the face of it this is establishment forces looking after each other to hold back data they fear could have value when it should be in the (French) public domain But, we are hearing from one side, one perspective. The museum has not had a fair expression of their side here. Court proceedings can look unfairly bizarre when unfairly reported. I am not saying this report is definitely unfair, but it is impossible to tell | ||
| ▲ | albumen 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
The museum sets out its position in the letter from the director, linked in the article. The court record also mentioned isn’t public. So it seems that if the museum has a different argument to make than in the letter, they’re not taking the opportunity to do publicly. Draw from that what you will! | ||
| ▲ | qingcharles an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
This is an absolute par-for-the-course FOIA case anywhere in the world. There's a saying "You can't beat city hall!" If you sue a public body then it'll be a public prosecutor defending the case. They probably eat lunch with another public employee every day: the judge on your case. Who are you, a dirty prole, to attack the government? In your first line, in trial courts where you create your record, you face the simplest judges with the least legal knowledge and experience who will quickly dismiss your case on a whim. Only at the appellate level do you stand any remote chance of turning things in your favor, and only then if your case is absolutely indisputable. Don't expect any of the courts to look logically or fairly at your evidence, or to accept your testimony over that of the government. Just look at chaps[0] here who made an absolutely concrete case for the release of a database schema under FOIA, and was represented by the smartest and highest respected law firm in the state, and still got smashed. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=chaps [1] "Losing a 5-year-long Illinois FOIA lawsuit for database schemas" https://mchap.io/ | ||