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Government agency launches website to help public monitor oil spill

donal brown June 15, 2010

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched GeoPlatform.gov, a data-rich website to enable the pubic to track the spread of the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico and find out other crucial information. -db NextGov June 14, 2010 By Bob Brewin The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration launched a slick and data-rich website on Monday that the public can use to monitor the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. GeoPlatform.gov provides visitors with the same

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‘Hurt Locker’ producers cite First Amendments protections in dispute with Iraq war vet

donal brown June 15, 2010

Producers of the Oscar winning “The Hurt Locker” have filed a motion to dismiss a suit brought by an Iraq war veteran who said the filmmakers ripped off his life story. -db Yahoo!News June 15, 2010 By Eriq Gardner, Reuters LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Producers of “The Hurt Locker” are firing back against the Iraq War veteran who claimed that his life story was ripped off to create the Academy Award-winning drama. Master Sgt.

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Adelanto: School board member alleges Brown Act violation

donal brown June 15, 2010

A member of the Adelanto School District board claims that the superintendent and board president committed the district to the second round of the Race to the Top program without public discussion. -db Victor Valley Daily Press June 14, 2010 By Natasha Lindstrom ADELANTO, Calif. – A member of the Adelanto School District Board of Trustees is accusing top district officials of violating the state’s open meeting law by holding a “secret phone vote” over

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California court rules suit over attorney’s rule violation a SLAPP

donal brown June 14, 2010

A California appeals court ruled that even though an attorney erred in failing to omit identifiers in a court filing of a credit report, the filing was not of a certain type of criminal activity cited in a previous case and therefore was protected activity. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise June 11, 2010 By Steven M. Ellis An action against a Beverly Hills attorney who admittedly violated a court rule by filing an unredacted copy of a

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Southern California: Private Catholic high school blocks access to coach’s punishment

donal brown June 14, 2010

A Catholic high school refuses to release the details of a football coach’s punishment for a recruiting violation claiming  the school is private and not subject to the California Public Records Act. -db Los Angeles Times Opinion June 13, 2010 By Eric Sondheimer Transparency and openness are virtues that parents and students expect from their high school sports programs, but Santa Margarita and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange apparently haven’t gotten the message. They

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