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Opinion: Mississippi school violates prom-goer’s First Amendment rights

donal brown March 31, 2010

The New York Times applauds the federal court decision against a Mississippi school district that prevented a senior girl from attending the prom with her girlfriend as a gay couple. The judge ruled that the district violated the senior girl’s First Amendment right of self-expression and also her right to send the message that women should not be limited to traditional female clothing. The district had forbidden her to wear a tuxedo to the prom.

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Information technology analyst evaluates Obama open government initiatives

donal brown March 30, 2010

A senior analyst for The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation finds much to like in Obama’s efforts to make government more open but also says it’s important to identify weaknesses in the initiatives to make sure the gains are substantial and meaningful. -db eGov Monitor Commentary March 29, 2010 By Daniel Castro of The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) The author explores President Obama’s Open Government Initiative in the US and looks to identify the

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Duke restores pro-life group’s free speech rights

donal brown March 30, 2010

Duke University reversed a decision by its Women’s Center that banned a pro-life student group from holding a discussion on student motherhood at the center. -db FIRE Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Commentary March 30, 2010 DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University has reversed a decision by its Women’s Center that prohibited the Duke Students for Life (DSFL) student group from holding a discussion on student motherhood at a Women’s Center venue during the group’s

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Presidential pardons: Obama administration puts privacy above transparency

donal brown March 30, 2010

The Justice Department filed a brief in federal appeals court in a bid to deny a journalist’s request for the names of the nearly 10,000 individuals denied clemency by President George W. Bush. -db Politico Commentary March 29, 2010 By Josh Gerstein While President Barack Obama has vowed to operate the most open and transparent administration in history, he does not appear to be seeking any advantage over his predecessor when it comes to letting the

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Google strikes blow for traditional journalistic values

donal brown March 29, 2010

Google’s decision to leave China rather than to allow censorship of its service, whether it likes it or not,  puts the company in the forefront in defending the free flow of information in the global market. -db The New York Times Commentary March 28, 2010 By David Carr Should we be surprised that the biggest fight over freedom of expression in years involves Google, a company that produces algorithms rather than articles? Probably not. Google

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