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California: Calaveras County school board accused of open meeting violation

donal brown July 13, 2011

The Grizzly of Big Bear is alleging that the Bear Valley Unified School district board of trustees violated the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law by inviting a citizen to a closed meeting. The district superintendent said the woman was asked to testify in closed session on a confidential matter that required secrecy. Jim Ewert of the California Newspaper Publishers Association said that it is only permissible for a member of the public to attend

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California: Developers in La Jolla sue over alleged open meeting violations

donal brown July 13, 2011

Developers of a controversial three-story project in La Jolla are suing the La Jolla Community Planning Association (LJCPA), a nonprofit advisory group for the city of San Diego, for violating the Brown Act, California’s open meeting law. The suit brought by Bob and Kim Whitney claims the LJCPA deliberated and voted in private over the development project and denied them access to the meetings. -db From the La Jolla Light, July 13, 2011, by Dave

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Righthaven dunned for lawyer’s fees

donal brown July 7, 2011

Righthaven has lost another legal battle this time over lawyer’s fees. A federal judge order the copyright enforcement firm to pay over $3,800 to lawyers for Michael Leon whom Righthaven sued for infringment of copyright. In June a Nevada federal district judge ruled that Righthaven had no standing to sue for copyright violations of Las Vegas Review-Journal articles because the newspaper had not granted Righthaven the ability to license the pieces. -db From the Online

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Hotel maid accusing Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault says newspaper libeled her

donal brown July 7, 2011

The hotel maid who claimed that IMF  head Dominique Strauss-Kahn attacked her sued the New York Post for articles that said she was a prostitute, a hooker and traded sex for money at the hotel. The complaint against the Post read, “…these statements are false, have subjected the plaintiff to humiliation, scorn and ridicule throughout the world by falsely portraying her as a prostitute or as a woman who trades her body for money and

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Righthaven claims revised agreement gives it standing for copyright suits

donal brown July 7, 2011

Righthaven said it amended its agreement with the Las Vegas Review-Journal to establish standing for over 200 lawsuits against parties illegally posting the newspaper’s content. A federal judge in Nevada had ruled that Righthaven’s previous agreement with the newspaper did not allow Righthaven to sue on the newspaper’s behalf since the newspaper retained copyright. -db From the Courthouse News Service, July 6, 2011, by Tim Hull. Full story

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