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Federal judge orders release of government evidence pertaining to ‘no-fly list’

donal brown December 25, 2009

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Transportation Security Administration to disclose evidence showing that a Malaysian Muslim studying at Stanford University belonged on the federal government’s no-fly list. She was denied entry to the U.S. and lost her student visa. -DB Courthouse News Service December 21, 2009 By Annie Youderian A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Transportation Security Administration to release some evidence relating to a Muslim woman’s inclusion on the

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Federal court approves television cameras in time for Prop 8 hearing

donal brown December 22, 2009

The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit approved television cameras for certain district court hearings, civil proceedings with no juries. Before now the court had only allowed cameras to televise appellate arguments. -DB Cal Law December 18, 2009 By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO — The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit authorized television cameras in certain district court proceedings Thursday, reviving a national controversy just weeks before a groundbreaking trial over same-sex marriage is slated to

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Opinion: Imperial Valley Board of Supervisors violated spirit of California’s open government law

donal brown December 22, 2009

While finding that the county supervisors covered themselves sufficiently on the Brown Act, the Imperial Valley Press argues that they failed to honor the spirit of the Brown Act by not fully informing the public that it was their intention to intervene in a federal case involving Prop 8 making same-sex marriage illegal in California. -DB Imperial Valley Press December 20, 2009 When everything comes out in the wash, we believe the American Civil Liberties Union

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Imperial County Board of Supervisors under scrutiny for possible open government violation

donal brown December 22, 2009

The American Civil Liberties Union is looking into an allegation that the Imperial County Board of Supervisors violated California’s Brown Act in a closed session December 15 when it voted to intervene in a federal case involving Prop 8, the state proposition making same-sex marriage illegal. -DB Imperial Valley Press December 18, 2009 By Elizabeth Variner Did the Imperial County Board of Supervisors break the law? It’s the question that the American Civil Liberties Union is

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D.A. investigates alleged open government violation in Montebello

donal brown December 18, 2009

The Montebello City Council may have violated the Brown Act, California’s open government law, when they allegedly discouraged public participation leading up to a November 16 city council meeting. -DB San Gabriel Valley Tribune December 17, 2009 By Thomas Himes MONTEBELLO, Calif. – The District Attorney’s Office is investigating allegations that a special meeting of the City Council violated the Brown Act, officials said Thursday. Citizens for Open Public Participation, a Walnut-based organization, sent a

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