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WikiLeaks inspires new whistleblower websites

donal brown July 5, 2011

A hacker group is establishing two WikiLeaks type websites providing ways for whistleblowers to publish information about corruption in business and government. A statement on the website said it provides a safe way for local government or corporate employees to disclose sensitive information. The site will screen submissions to eliminate clues to the identities of whistleblowers and work with media to get information published. -db From CNET, Juy 1, 2011, by Elinor Mills. Full story

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Whistleblower gets plea deal, dodges espionage conviction

donal brown June 11, 2011

A former employee of the National Security Agency, Thomas A. Drake, charged with espionage for leaking classified information, struck a deal with the Justice Department admitting to a misdemeanor of using NSA’s computers to to provide information to a reporter for the Baltimore Sun. It is expected that Drake will not have to serve any jail time. Drake claimed he leaked information to the reporter out of concern that the agency was wasting taxpayer money

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Sarah Palin sued in federal court by man claiming she tried to silence his criticism

donal brown June 9, 2011

Theodore Thoma sued former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin on the grounds that when she was governor she used state resources to silence him for complaining about excessive traffic near the Governor’s Mansion. The man said he also offered suggestions about how to improve the traffic situation. The complaint states that Palin, “in conspiracy with others, undertook a campaign against plaintiff. In some cases twisting plaintiff’s words, and in others concocting complete fabrications, plaintiff [sic] set

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Cohen v. California cited as pillar in free speech law

donal brown June 9, 2011

Writing for the First Amendment Center, David L. Hudson Jr. says the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Cohen v. California strengthened free speech by limiting the fighting words doctrine, clarifying the difference between obscenity and profanity, making the case that offensive speech should be protected and warning that governments could ban language representing unpopular views. The case centered on Paul Robert Cohen who in 1968 wore a jacket in the Los Angeles County Courthouse

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Opinion: Federal judge said to weaken protection for anonymous speech

donal brown June 9, 2011

A Lebonese conglomerate with ties to Hezbollah won a judgment in federal court allowing a supoena to ISP Skybeam a host of anonymous postings that the conglomerate claim defamed them. The conglomerate is seeking to identify those responsible for the posts that alleged that to buy from the fashion company owned by the conglomerate provided support for terrorism. Paul Alan Levy explains that Public Citizen has taken up the appeal in the case out of

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