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Secretary of State makes major address declaring internet freedom a basic human right

donal brown January 21, 2010

Hillary Clinton warned that a new information curtain is descending across the world, electronic barriers comprised of censorship and surveillance. -DB Wired Commentary January 21, 2010 By Nathan Hodge It was almost too easy. In a major speech today on net freedom, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reached back to Winston Churchill — and to Ronald Reagan — in arguing for a future in which access to networks and information is a basic human right.

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San Jose wants to restrict use of private e-mails to discuss official business

donal brown January 21, 2010

San Jose is proposing a disclosure policy to make sure its public officials do not use such devices as iPhones and BlackBerrys to skirt open government laws. -DB San Jose Mercury News January 21, 2010 By John Woolfolk With iPhones and BlackBerrys becoming must-have accessories, San Jose is poised to approve a groundbreaking disclosure policy that would ensure elected leaders don’t use those personal devices to skirt public-records laws. Most cities have taken a position

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Arizona: Federal district judge rules out public financing in elections to achieve equitable spending

donal brown January 21, 2010

Political candidates in Arizona will no longer be able to count on a government subsidy if they fall behind in campaign donations. A federal judge ruled that the system violated the free speech rights of privately funded candidates. -DB First Amendment Center January 20, 2010 By Paul Davenport PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s system of providing extra campaign cash to publicly funded candidates who are outspent by privately funded opponents or targeted by independent groups was declared

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Supreme Court finds key part of campaign finance law unconstitutional

donal brown January 21, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the McCain-Feingold finance law violated the free speech rights of corporations to spend as much as they wished to back or oppose political candidates. -DB Courthouse News Service January 21, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court today killed a central part of the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law and ruled that corporations may spend as much as they wish to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress.

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California state senator asks state university to curb donor influence on curriculum

donal brown January 20, 2010

Senator Leland Yee of San Francisco has asked the administration of Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo to keep wealthy donors from influencing curriculum. The request came after the Harris Ranch Beef Company threatened to withhold a half million dollar contribution unless the university scuttled a certain guest lecture. -DB California State Senate Leland Yee, Ph.D Press Release January 19, 2010 SACRAMENTO – Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) is calling on the administration of California Polytechnic

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