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A SEC lawyer, now running for Congress, disclosed protected information about whistleblower to his employer’s lawyer

donal brown January 31, 2010

The Security Exchange Commission’s commitment to protecting whistleblowers has been brought into question by a case in which a SEC lawyer handed over protected and nonpublic information to the whistleblower’s employer, JPMorgan Chase. -db Politics Daily January 28, 2010 By Michael Smallberg and Adam Zagorin George Demos is a Republican Congressional candidate from Eastern Long Island whose Web site bears the slogan “Fighting for Freedom,” and touts his service as an enforcement lawyer in the

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ACLU sounds warning on role of fusion centers in domestic spying

donal brown January 31, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union warns that the 70 fusion centers set up to collect and share information after 9/11 are operating with little oversight, even book-marking law-abiding citizens for using “threatening words” one of which is “protest.” -db American Civil Liberties Union Opinion January 29, 2010 By Amanda Simon For years now, the ACLU has been sounding the alarm on fusion centers, a post-9/11 phenomena set forth by the government to expand information collection

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Obama favors disclosing contacts between lobbyists with administration or Congress

donal brown January 30, 2010

The Electronic Frontier Foundation hails President Barack Obama’s statement in the State of the Union address about disclosing lobbyist contacts. The Obama administration has been fighting FOIA requests seeking identities of lobbyists working the Department of Justice and Director of National Intelligence. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary January 28, 2010 By Kurt Opsahl In yesterday’s State of the Union address, President Obama made an important commitment to openness and transparency in government: He said “It’s time

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School punishes student for video posted in summer on Youtube

donal brown January 30, 2010

The Roseville Joint Union High School District banned a student from playing on the Granite Bay High School basketball team for posting on Youtube a parody video about hip hop music and the youth drug culture. -db Courthouse News Service January 29, 2010 By Tish Kraft AUBURN, Calif. (CN) – A dad says Roseville Joint Union High School District unfairly threw his son off the Granite Bay High School basketball team because the boy produced

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Public happy with efforts to put government information online

donal brown January 29, 2010

A new survey showed the public satisfaction with federal Web sites has increased from 73.6 points in 2007 to 75.2 for the third quarter of 2009. -db Nextgov January 26, 2010 By Jill Aitoro Citizen satisfaction with federal Web sites increased significantly in 2009, indicating that efforts by the Obama administration to increase transparency in government are getting noticed, according to a new report. For the last quarter of 2009, more than 250,000 citizens surveyed

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