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Federal district court denies ACLU request for immigrant detainee death records

donal brown September 27, 2010

A federal district court in Washington, D.C. ruled that the Department of Homeland Security had acted within the exemptions to open record laws in withholding e-mails and records requested by the ACLU of the deaths of immigrants who died while in detention. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press September 24, 2010 By Stephen Miller A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., has denied the American Civil Liberties Union access to documents held

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Berkeley considers new sunshine ordinance

donal brown September 27, 2010

The watchdog columnist for the San Jose Mercury News says that the new sunshine ordinance that will go before the voters at a yet-to-be-determined time will improve open government. Alameda is also considering a new ordinance much needed in a city where a well-compensated fire chief was filling up his personal car at city gas pumps. -db San Jose Mercury News Commentary September 26, 2010 By Thomas Peele After nearly a decade of debate, a

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Law review publishes articles on lawsuit over religious group’s picketing of soldier’s funeral

donal brown September 23, 2010

The Cardozo Law Review de•novo has published a number of scholarly articles analyzing Snyder v. Phelps, a potentially momentous case up for hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court in October. -db Cardozo Law Review de•novo September 2010 Funerals, Fire, and Brimstone Albert Snyder won a jury verdict and a substantial monetary judgment against the Westboro Baptist Church after they protested at his son’s funeral. The Fourth Circuit reversed. When the Supreme Court hears Snyder v.

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T-Mobile wants to censor text messages

donal brown September 23, 2010

T-Mobile testified in federal court that it wants to retain the power to censor text messages in short-code marketing campaigns to protect itself from “potentially illegal, fraudulent, or offensive marketing campaigns conducted on its network.” -db Wired September 22, 2010 By David Kravets T-Mobile told a federal judge Wednesday it may pick and choose which text messages to deliver on its network in a case weighing whether wireless carriers have the same “must carry” obligations

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Federal appeals court decision boosts free speech in national parks

donal brown September 23, 2010

The executive director of the First Amendment Center applauds a recent federal appeals court decision that said in part that to require everyone to get a permit to express their ideas chills free speech. -db First Amendment Center Commentary September 17, 2010 By Gene Policinski Anyone who has vacationed at a national park knows one of the real challenges is not to leave any necessities at home. As we mark Constitution Day on Sept. 17, it’s

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