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Groups try to block law written to shield children on Internet

FAC July 16, 2010

Days after the state toughened up a law aimed at protecting children from offensive material online, advocacy groups moved to strike it down, saying the new law is too broad and cannot be enforced. The Boston Globe July 15, 2010 By John M. Guilfoil The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts and a coalition of booksellers and website publishers filed a lawsuit yesterday seeking to block a new state law that went into effect on

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Agency mulling whether to release county pension pay data

FAC July 16, 2010

Bakersfield.com July 15, 2010 By James Burger The Kern County Employees’ Retirement Association, the agency that invests taxpayer money to fund county employee pensions, has kept the size of each member’s retirement check a secret for years. But the legal argument KCERA lawyers say demands secrecy is crumbling in courts across California, forcing them to choose between angering retirees and clinging to a law that may not stand up in court. On Wednesday The Californian

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Court orders release of county retirees’ pension payments in case filed by FAC and the Sacramento Bee

FAC July 14, 2010

In an important legal victory, the Superior Court in Sacramento has ruled that the pension system for county government workers must make public retirees’ names, and their pension benefits, for all retirees receiving $100,000 or more per year. The decision is the result of a lawsuit filed jointly by the First Amendment Coalition and the Sacramento Bee. Here is the court’s written opinion: [gview file=”https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Sac-Bee-FAC-vs-SCERS-final-order.pdf”] . From the Sacramento Bee: Judge orders benefit disclosure by

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Court Tosses FCC’s Indecency Policy

FAC July 13, 2010

A federal court tossed out the Federal Communications Commission’s indecency policy Tuesday, ruling that its poorly defined constructs violate the First Amendment. News July 13, 2010 By Ira Teinowitz In a major victory for Hollywood in general and the broadcast networks in particular, the three-judge U.S. court of appeals panel said the policy is “unconstitutionally vague” and creates “a chilling effect.” The challenge was brought by Fox Television Stations, and joined by NBC, ABC and the Center

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Apple drops Consumer Reports/iPhone 4 discussion threads

FAC July 13, 2010

Apple has been deleting negative consumer report summaries about its Iphone 4 and other products. -SMD TUAW Commentary/News By TJ Luoma If you were looking for a message thread on Apple’s support forums pointing to Consumer Reports’ article ‘not recommending’ the iPhone 4, it’s not there any more. Apple’s support forum moderators deleted the thread. Bing cached it.If it happened once, maybe you’d say it was a glitch. But what if it happened twice? Three

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