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Supreme Court to decide on free speech challenge of Arizona election-finance law

donal brown November 29, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal brought by  opponents of  Arizona’s campaign finance law that they say violates the First Amendment. -db Reuters November 29 2010 By James Vicini WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will decide another campaign finance law, taking up a challenge to Arizona’s system that provided money to political candidates who faced big-spending opponents. The high court, in a decision criticized by President

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Federal appeals court rules Homeland Security could withhold information on plans to prevent terrorist activity

donal brown November 29, 2010

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security could withhold information requested under the Freedom of Information Act concerning a government program to prevent terrorism during the 2004 elections and the ensuing inauguration. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press November 24, 2010 By Rosemary Lane The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York (2nd Cir.) affirmed a lower court’s ruling Tuesday that the U.S.

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Federal court orders reporter to testify in immigration trial of anti-Castro militant

donal brown November 29, 2010

A reporter is under court order to testify in the  federal prosecution of a Cuban anti-Castro militant accused of lying to immigration and entering the country illegally. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press November 22, 2010 By Daniel Skallman A federal court in El Paso, Texas, ordered a reporter to testify in a pre-trial hearing last week as part of a federal prosecution of a Cuban anti-Castro militant accused of lying to

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Montebello: Advocate asks for redress of violation of open meeting laws

donal brown November 29, 2010

Vice-president of Californians Aware Richard McKee demanded that Montebello correct alleged violations to open meeting laws for meeting in close session to negotiate employee issues. -db Pasadena Star-News November 24, 2010 MONTEBELLO, Calif. – Richard McKee, vice president of open government compliance for advocacy group Californians Aware, demanded on Wednesday the Council correct violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act, which regulates government transparency. The City Council improperly met behind closed doors about negotiations with

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Menlo Park council member files complaint with state bar over Brown Act allegations

donal brown November 29, 2010

A Menlo Park city councilman filed a complaint with the state bar association claiming that CalAware’s Terry Francke had made an erroroneous allegation of Brown Act violations against council members hurting their chances in the Nov. 2 election. Francke later retracted his allegation. -db The Almanac November 23, 2010 By Sandy Brundage On the same day the Daily Post ran a front page apology for two stories and an editorial that said three Menlo Park

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