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Sex scandal: Gannett newspaper in Ohio must face defamation lawsuit

donal brown December 13, 2011

The Milford-Miami Advertiser must defend itself in court in a defamation claim over an article it ran that a police officer “had sex with a woman while on the job.” The reference was to allegations 13 years before a current sex scandal investigation. Even though he was fired for various other offenses, the officer said it was never substantiated that he had sex with anyone while on duty and was reinstated as a police officer.

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California: Galt school board caught in open meeting violation

donal brown December 13, 2011

An ex-school board member alleged that the Galt Joint Union Elementary School District board violated the Brown Act, California’s open meeting act by not allowing public comments while conducting public interviews to fill a vacant seat on the board. The board has agreed to repeat the meeting to satisfy the Brown Act. -db From the Lodi News-Sentinel, December 13, 2011, by Jennifer Bonnett. Full story  

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Colorado blogger settles free speech lawsuit for almost half million dollars

donal brown December 13, 2011

A former University of Northern Colorado student received a $425,000 judgment against a county prosecutor who authorized a criminal libel investigation on writings he published on a satirical website critical of university administrators and a professor. The police got a search warrant through the prosecutor and invaded the student’s home. -db The Denver Post, December 12, 2011, by John Ingold. Full story

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Federal judge orders Chicago Tribune reporter to turn over notes

donal brown December 13, 2011

The Chicago Tribune is deciding its course of action after a federal judge ordered thier reporter to turn over notes and other document in the case of a juror who concealed her criminal record in the William Cellini trial. Cellini was convicted last month for attempted extortion. The Tribune suggested that the court should first question the woman’s fellow jurors, family and other close associates. -db From the Chicago Tribune, December 13, 2011, by Stacy

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Opinion: EFF refutes arguments for online piracy legislation

donal brown December 13, 2011

The Electronic Freedom Foundation takes on what it says are distortions of the positions taken by those opposing the online piracy legislation recently introduced in both houses of Congress. While acknowledging that the tech industry recognizes the importance of copyright as it applies to the Internet, writes Trevor Timm for EFF, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act already allows copyright holders to direct websites to remove copyrighted content. The new legislation overreaches, says Timm, adversely affecting

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