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Posting police officer’s name on Internet found legal but repercussions troubling for Florida man

donal brown June 3, 2010

A Florida man arrested for posting a local police officer’s address on RateMyCop.com won a lawsuit on First Amendment grounds but has had problems getting a job since his arrest. -db Wired June 2, 2010 By David Kravets A Florida man arrested and briefly jailed for posting a local police officer’s home address on a cop-rating site said Wednesday his ordeal was “completely crazy.” “Just because I posted it, I got arrested. It wasn’t like

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Federal judge find fifth-graders drawing threatening

donal brown June 3, 2010

Reviewing evidence that a fifth-grader had a disciplinary record and was prone to violent expressions, a federal judge ruled that school officials met legal standards in suspending the boy. The judge said the boy’s history and actions met the “substantial disruption” test from Tinker v. Des Moines. -db First Amendment Center Analysis June 2, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. School officials in Montgomery, N.Y., were justified in suspending a fifth-grader for his threatening drawing,

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Open government a campaign issue in California county

donal brown June 3, 2010

Candidates in Tulare County supervisor districts 4 and 5 are weighing in on open government as citizens have been questioning whether supervisors’ actions adhere to the spirit and letter of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db Visalia Times-Delta June 3, 2010 By David Y. Castellon The state’s open government laws are a major talking point in primary election races next week for two Tulare County supervisor seats. The incumbents face accusations of

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Attorney allowed to sue over allegedly defamatory anonymous messages on Craigslist

donal brown June 1, 2010

A California district Court of Appeal ruled that a Woodland Hills attorney could sue an anonymous poster for accusing him of committing illegal acts. The court said the posts were neither political speech nor in the public interest and did not qualify for protection under the state’s anti-SLAPP law. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise June 1, 2010 By Steven M. Ellis A Woodland Hills attorney who has drawn hundreds of disparaging anonymous messages on website Craigslist.org can

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First Amendment: Ban of ‘anti-Muslim’ bus ad inspires suit

donal brown June 1, 2010

After a suburban bus authority rejected an ad urging Muslims to abandon their faith, the ad’s sponsor sued the authority for violating their First Amendment rights. -db The Detroit News May 28, 2010 By Mark Hicks DETROIT – An ad aimed at Muslims who want to leave Islam that was rejected for display by a regional bus system has prompted a lawsuit alleging violation of constitutional rights. “Americans have a right to know the truth

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