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Watsonville: Council member criticizes city government for open government lapses

donal brown January 18, 2010

A former member of the Watsonville City Council and Planning Commission says that greater transparency is needed in expenditures and city contracts especially in legal and consulting services. -DB Register-Pajaronian Opinion January 16, 2010 By Emilio Martinez While walking the districts these past few weeks I had some long-term Watsonville residents use the word “corrupt” numerous times when talking about how severely Watsonville has deteriorated in the past 15 years. I don’t know about corruption,

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Judge grants limited press access to jury selection in key Kansas murder trial

donal brown January 18, 2010

The Associated Press and other media outlets gained a partial victory in contesting a judge’s decision to close jury selection for the trial of a man who allegedly murdered a late-term abortion provider in Kansas. The Kansas Supreme Court asked the judge to reconsider his decision and in a subsequent ruling granted courtroom access only after the jury poll was narrowed to 42. -DB The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press January 15, 2010 By Curry

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Appeals court questions federal arguments in ‘fleeting expletive’ case

donal brown January 14, 2010

In a case pitting Fox television against the Federal Communication Commission, federal appeals judges peppered government lawyers with questions about the constitutionality of FCC rules aimed at indecency. -DB Variety January 13, 2010 By Ted Johnson The broadcast networks opened the latest chapter in their long-fought challenge to the FCC’s indecency enforcement on Wednesday, with Fox attorneys arguing to a federal appeals court that the government’s practices stifle free speech and violate the First Amendment.

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New California student free press law aims to stop prior restraint of student publications in charter schools

donal brown January 14, 2010

The adviser of a high school newspaper in Orange County, California says a revised publication policy at the charter school, the Orange County High School of the Arts, is in conflict with a proposed state law inspired by alleged censorship problems at the school.-DB Student Press Law Center January 13, 2010 By Stefanie Dazio ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — The high school that inspired a new Senate bill ensuring student free press rights for charter schools

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U.S. looking at issues of internet freedom after alleged Chinese cyberattack on Google accounts

donal brown January 14, 2010

After Google announced this week that hackers had tried to penetrate Gmail accounts in China including those of U.S. financial institutions and defense contractors, the Obama administration is considering their options in maintaining internet freedom. -DB NextGov January 13, 2010 By Aliya Sternstein An alleged cyberattack by the Chinese government into systems operated by Google and other U.S. companies, including federal contractors, has prompted the U.S. government to revisit the complicated issue of Internet freedom.

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