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Central California: Mayor wants councilmen to resign for violating state open government law

donal brown January 12, 2010

The Hughson town mayor demanded that three councilmen resign after they were accused in a grand jury report of conferring via e-mail on town business and plotting privately to remove the city manager. -DB The Modesto Bee January 12, 2010 By Patty Guerra HUGHSON — Mayor Ramon Bawanan on Monday demanded that three city councilmen named in a blistering grand jury report resign immediately. “You have violated the public’s trust and forever damaged your ability

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Novato sanitary board member accuses colleagues of open government violations

donal brown January 12, 2010

A Novato Sanitary District board member said his fellow board members excluded him from closed-door meeting in violation of the Brown Act, California’s open government law. -DB Marin Independent Journal January 11, 2010 By Jim Welte When Dennis Welsh became the lone opposition candidate elected to the Novato Sanitary District board last November, he and his new colleagues expressed doubts they could leave the rancor behind and work together. In a recent letter to Marin

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State policeman’s complaint about lead exposure not protected under First Amendment

donal brown January 11, 2010

Federal courts have ruled that when an Illinois State Police officer complained about lead exposure on the firing range, his complaint did not raise public health issues and consequently was private and not protected under the First Amendment. -DB First Amendment Center January 11, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. An Illinois State Police officer who complained about elevated levels of lead in his workplace has no First Amendment protection, a federal appeals court recently

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Commentary: First Amendment challenge in distasteful online comments

donal brown January 11, 2010

Just when ordinary citizens can publish comments that go global in an instant, many are squandering the opportunity by publishing vile, profane and cruel comments that add little to responsible public discourse and are prompting some sites to shut down comment sections. -DB First Amendment Center Commentary January 10, 2010 By Gene Policinski When and where do we draw the line on free speech? That’s “we” as in you and I, and our fellow citizens

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Federal judge rules transit authority must accept ads for violent video games

donal brown January 11, 2010

A U.S. District Court judge found that the Chicago Transit Authority was operating under an overbroad ordinance in rejecting ads for violent video games. -DB Chicago Sun-Times January 9, 2010 By Mitch Dudek Video game companies can advertise mature- and adult-rated video games on CTA buses and trains — at least for now. U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer issued a preliminary injunction Thursday stating that the CTA, which had banned the advertising of

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