William Cronon

Open Records Laws Go From Sunshine to Sunburn

Howard Schweber | Posted 06.06.2011

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The Republican Party of Wisconsin has used a law that was crafted to ensure openness in government and freedom of information and expression, and turned it into a powerful weapon to silence political opponents.

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More Professor Emails Targeted

Posted 05.29.2011

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If you're a labor-studies professor teaching in Michigan, emailing about Rachel Maddow may get you into trouble. Almost two weeks after Wisconsin s...

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Wisconsin Republicans Target Madison Prof's Emails

The Huffington Post | Leah Finnegan | Posted 05.28.2011

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William Cronon, the bearded, bespectacled Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies at the...

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