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China Renews Google’s License

FAC July 12, 2010

Google said that Beijing agreed to renew the company’s license to operate a Web site in mainland China, months after Google said it would stop censoring search results in China. Google’s challenge of Beijing’s authority, which followed a series of sophisticated online attacks which Google said originated in China, put into question Google’s ability to do any business in the world’s largest Internet market. Google’s chief executive, Eric E. Schmidt, said Friday that the renewal

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7th Circuit holds blogger can be prosecuted for threatening juror

FAC July 12, 2010

The federal Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in late June that a blogger can be prosecuted for threatening and posting personal information about a juror who had helped convict a leader of a white supremacist organization. -SMD Citizen Media Law Project News July 12, 2010 By Eric P. Robinson An alleged white supremacist can be prosecuted under a federal solicitation statute for posting on his blog the name, address and photograph of a juror

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Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners bans recording devices from board meetings

FAC July 12, 2010

No recording devices or cell phones are allowed at the Government of Guam Board Meetings, according to a recent Guam Board Resolution. Senator Tina Muña Barnes accuses GBAHE of violating the First Amendment. -SMD Pacific News Center News July 12, 2010 By Guam News Guam – Senator Tina Muña Barnes has written a letter to Attorney General John Weisenberger seeking an opinion on the legality of a Guam Board of Allied Health Examiners [ GBAHE

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Iowans lack clear relief when open government requests are denied

FAC July 12, 2010

Public records requests are often denied to citizens of Iowa, who have no way to ensure that the state’s Sunshine Laws are properly followed.  -SMD The Iowa Independent News/Commentary July 12, 2010 By Adam B. Sullivan From rural township boards to the governor’s office, each level of government in Iowa is responsible for carrying out the state’s open records and open meetings law. And when disagreements occur or citizens run into a roadblock in their pursuit

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Requiring permits to feed homeless in parks upheld

FAC July 9, 2010

Organizations feeding large groups of people in Orlando, FL now need to obtain a permit, according to a new ordinance. The ordinance does not violate First Amendment Law, the court ruled. -SMD First Amendment Center News/ Commentary July 9, 2010 By David L. Hundson Jr. An Orlando, Fla., ordinance that requires groups to obtain a permit before “large group feedings” in its park district does not violate the First Amendment or religious-liberty rights under Florida

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