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Supreme Court justices lean toward limiting free speech for personal, hurtful attacks

donal brown October 7, 2010

Two U.S. Supreme Court justices, both strong advocates for the First Amendment, said during a hearing of a case about protests at a Marine’s funeral that they thought people could be sued for outrageous personal attacks leading to speculation that the Court will establish a new limit to free speech. -db The Los Angeles Times Analysis October 6, 2010 By David G. Savage WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court justices, hearing arguments Wednesday in a

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New federal law ends information exemptions for SEC

donal brown October 7, 2010

President Barack Obma signed a law ending the Freedom of Information Act exemption for a range of Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and actions. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 6, 2010 By Christine Beckett U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law Monday a bill revoking a Freedom of Information Act exemption for a broad range of Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and regulatory acts contained in the recently-passed Dodd-Frank Financial

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Federal FOIA: Report by watchdog shows transparency in Obama administration blocked

donal brown October 5, 2010

In surveying hundreds of Freedom of Information Act  employees in federal agencies, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) found the public and the employees still thwarted from getting information requested under the FOIA. -db CREW September 30, 2010 By crewstaff The mid-way point of the Obama administration seemed like a good time to assess how well its transparency agenda is doing and, in particular, whether agencies have improved their administration of the Freedom

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ACLU asks for more transparency in disclosing legal rulings on federal surveillance

donal brown October 5, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union has commented on new rules by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court regarding public access to court records by asking the FISC to disclose records of significant rulings. -db American Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 4, 2010 NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today submitted comments on new rules recently proposed by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) regarding public disclosure of court records. The ACLU urged the

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Alaskan senator warns TV stations not to run Tea Party ads

donal brown October 5, 2010

Claiming that the ads by the Tea Party Express in support of the Republican candidate, Joe Miller, carry false statements, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski warned TV stations that they will be held liable for running the ads. -db Alaska Dispatch October 4, 2010 By Joshua Saul The same day the Tea Party Express released the television ads it plans on running in support of Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller, a lawyer representing write-in candidate U.S.

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