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Court rules no free speech right in dropping local jurisdictions

donal brown June 6, 2011

A  federal court said the Girl Scouts could not invoke the First Amendment to eliminate local councils. The Scouts had claimed First Amendment protection in eliminating local councils to promote diversity. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Scouts had not demonstrated they were committed to diversity and rather than promote it by eliminating local councils could simply increase recruitment of girls from diverse backgrounds. -db From the First Amendment Center, June

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Boxer shorts tweet: Embattled congressman wrong to suggest press should not ask hard questions

donal brown June 6, 2011

Because Democratic Rep Anthony Weiner has equivocated in answering questions about a tweet of himself in his shorts that he allegedly sent to woman in Washington state, he can expect hard questions from reporters seeking to clarify the issue, writes Brian J. Buchanan for the First Amendment Center. Weiner called a CNN journalist a jackass during one exchange and has suggested that the press is wrong to ask probing questions. -db From a commentary from

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California: Rio school board sued for allegedly failing to comply with open meeting law

donal brown June 6, 2011

A citizen has filed suit claiming that the Rio School District board of trustees failed to adhere to the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, in holding closed meetings before firing the superintendent. The school administration says that board listed the topic on the agenda as required by law, but the citizen said that there was no clear indication that the superintendent’s firing was in the works and no chance for the public to

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Editorial: Decision on Santa Monica jet flights not revealed in accordance with open meeting act

donal brown June 6, 2011

The Santa Monica Daily Press is alleging that the Santa Monica City Council failed to inform the public of an important decision not to pursue a lawsuit after a federal court had stopped the city from enforcing a ban on certain categories of jets at Santa Monica airport. The city council made the decision in closed session then failed to announce it within 24 hours which the Daily Press feels is a violation of the

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WikiLeaks founder Assange wins prestigious journalism prize

donal brown June 2, 2011

Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, has been awarded the  Martha Gellhorn journalism prize awarded to a journalist  “whose work has penetrated the established version of events and told an unpalatable truth that exposes establishment propaganda, or ‘official drivel.’” In their citation, the judges wrote, “WikiLeaks has given the public more scoops than most journalists can imagine: a truth-telling that has empowered people all over the world. As publisher and editor, Julian Assange represents that which

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