Search

Categories

Total Results

No Record Found

View All Results
DONATE

donal brown

Chances fading of reining in government secrecy granted under Patriot Act

donal brown October 13, 2009

Civil libertarians may be losing the battle to curb  government excess as the Obama administration is loathe to relinquish the power to operate in secrecy without the checks provided by judicial oversight. -DB Center for Internet and Society Stanford Law School Commentary October 7, 2009 By Larry Downes “Patriotism,” as Samuel Johnson famously said, “is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” In that sense, perhaps the USA PATRIOT Act is appropriately named after all. In

Read More »

Telcos losing ground in attempts to withhold records of their lobbying government in warrantless spying case

donal brown October 13, 2009

A federal district judge ruled September 24 that the government had to release the names of telecom employees who lobbied the Justice Department and White House to legislation to grant them legal immunity in their warrantless spying on American citizens. The White House is appealing the decision. -DB Wired October 8, 2009 By Ryan Singel AT&T was the first of many telcos sued for helping the NSA spy on Americans without warrants The Department of

Read More »

No Palin e-mails one year after request

donal brown October 13, 2009

After more than a year, the State of Alaska has still not provided former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s e-mails claiming it was not a coverup but simply that massive number of requests had overwhelmed their capacity to comply. Public records in Alaska are supposed to be provided in 10 days. -DB The Anchorage Daily News October 8 2009 By Sean Cockerham Public records requests made more than a year ago for Sarah Palin’s e-mails still haven’t been

Read More »

Omaha students sue after suspensions for wearing “R.I.P.” T-shirts to honor murdered fellow student

donal brown October 13, 2009

Students suspended for wearing a T-shirt reading “R.I.P.” to honor a fellow student killed for refusing to join a gang are suing their high school in federal court for violating their First Amendment rights. The school says they suspended the students for using gang slang, “R.I.P.”, on their T-shirts. -DB Courthouse News Service October 13, 2009 By Kelly Vangilder OMAHA, Neb. (CN) – Students say their high school unconstitutionally suspended them for wearing T-shirts with the message

Read More »

Los Angeles Times suing to discover identity of officer who shot 16-year-old boy to death

donal brown October 13, 2009

The Los Angeles Times has sued the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department seeking the name, rank and other employment information about the sheriff’s deputy who shot a 16-year-old Compton boy to death July 5. -DB Courthouse News Service October 13, 2009 LOS ANGELES (CN) – The Los Angeles Times sued the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department in Superior Court, demanding information on the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy in Compton. Avery Cody Jr. was shot to death

Read More »