Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Secret Service Logs of White House Visitors Are Public Records, Judge Rules

The Washington Post reports, "A federal judge ruled yesterday that White House visitor logs created by the Secret Service are public records, and he ordered information involving the visits of nine conservative Christian leaders with Bush administration officials to be released to an advocacy group." According to the report, "The dispute involved an effort by the administration to keep secret the records, which have traditionally allowed the news media and Congress to keep tabs on who has visited the White House or the vice president's residence."