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California appeals court rules media no right to records of investigation of alleged kidnapper’s parole

donal brown October 28, 2010

The Third District Court of Appeals ruled that under the state’s Public Records Act, the Inspector General did not have to release the details of an investigation of parole authorities who during Phillip Garrido’s parole did not discover details of the kidnapping of an 11-year-old girl. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise October 27, 2010 By a MetNews Staff Writer The watchdog agency for the state prison and parole system has absolute discretion as to whether or not

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Judge rules Connecticut voters can don wrestling garb to vote

donal brown October 28, 2010

In a resounding blow for free expression, a federal judge has ruled that voters may wear the garb of their favorite wrestler as they go to the polls to vote for Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon whose husband is the CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. -db The Christian Science Monitor Commentary October 27, 2010 By Peter Grier If you’re a Stone Cold Steve Austin fan who’s registered to vote in Connecticut, we’ve got great news!

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Federal judge finds First Amendment violation in restrictions on Venice Beach vendors

donal brown October 28, 2010

A federal district judge ruled that a Los Angeles law regulating performers and vendors on the Venice Beach boardwalk violated free speech rights. -db Los Angeles Times October 26, 2010 By Andrew Blankstein A federal judge has issued a ruling that blocks portions of a Los Angeles ordinance designed to regulate performers and vendors along the Venice Beach boardwalk. U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson issued the preliminary injunction last week, effectively stating that the

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Opinion: Hateful speech of Michigan attorney general should be protected

donal brown October 26, 2010

A MediaShift writer argues that a Michigan official’s hate speech is protected by the First Amendment. The assistant attorney general posted harsh comments on the Internet about  a gay student-body president at the University of Michigan. -db MediaShift October 22, 2010 By Jonathan Peters For the last few months, Andrew Shirvell, an assistant attorney general of Michigan, has crusaded against the “radical homosexual agenda” of 21-year-old Chris Armstrong, the openly gay student-body president of the

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Federal court rules Defense Department not have to release information about Afghanistan prisoners

donal brown October 26, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union lost a bid to open records about the detention of hundreds imprisoned at the U.S. military’s Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. -db American Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 25, 2010 NEW YORK – The Defense Department can continue to withhold key information from the public about the hundreds of detainees imprisoned by the U.S. military at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, according to a federal court ruling today. The

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