National Archives Sunshine Week Celebration Record - March 15, 2021
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2021-03-22

National Archives and Records Administration
Sunshine Week Program (Virtual Event)
Monday, March 15, 2021
1:00 - 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Website: https://www.archives.gov/ogis/outreach-events/sunshine-week-2021

On March 15, 2021, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) hosted its annual Sunshine Week celebration. The first hour of the program featured a conversation with Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C.  Lamberth and Adam R. Pearlman on open government and the legal landscape followed by a special video message from U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont. The second portion of the program included a panel discussion with users of FOIA moderated by OGIS's Kirsten B. Mitchell. Panelists were Michael Bekesha of Judicial Watch, Alexandra Perloff-Giles of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher’s Media, Entertainment and Technology Group, and Katie Townsend of the  Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.