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District Attorney found no Brown Act violation by St. Helena school district

donal brown October 1, 2009

The Napa County district attorney investigated alleged violations of the Brown Act by the St. Helena school board to find that the board had properly reported personnel decisions from closed session in a subsequent open session allowing public comment. -DB For the full story, by Jesse Duarte of the St. Helena Star, go here: The St. Helena Star Copyright © 2009 Lee Enterprises

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National security classification may find reasonable term limits

donal brown September 30, 2009

For the first time, a presidential administration has said that no information may remain classified indefinitely, raising hopes that after no more than 50 years government records would be automatically declassified and intelligence records no more than 75 years from date or origin. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists CommentarySeptember 29, 2009 By Steven Aftergood “No information may remain classified indefinitely,” according to a draft of an Obama Administration executive order on national security

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New Defense Department policy may allow troops to tweet and blog

donal brown September 30, 2009

In the face of a raft of military prohibitions against social networks. a new draft policy recognizes the power of the networks and seeks to balance the risks with the gains. -DB Wired Commentary September 29, 2009 By Noah Shachtman The Defense Department may allow troops and military employees to freely access social networks — if a draft policy circulating around the Pentagon gets approved, that is. For years, the armed services have put in place

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New York Times editorial asks for strong reform of state secrets policy

donal brown September 30, 2009

The Electronic Frontier Foundation embraces a New York Times editorial that criticizes the new guidelines for invoking the state secrets privilege, arguing that independent court review is essential to prevent abuses of the privilege. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Legislative Analysis September 30, 2009 By Kevin Bankston Today’s New York Times included an excellent editorial on the Obama Adminstration’s new policy toward the state secrets privilege. Echoing EFF’s disappointment in the new procedures, the editorial explains:

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Federal judge allows live coverage of race discrimination trial

donal brown September 30, 2009

Citing the importance of allowing the public to get maximum information about a case alleging racial discrimination in Champaign, Illinois, a federal district judge has allowed television, still camera, and audio coverage in the courtroom. -DB Citizen Media Law Project September 30, 2009 By Eric P. Robinson Watch The News-Gazette’s video of the recent hearing on the final consent decree in a federal lawsuit that alleged racial discrimination in the public schools of Champaign, Illinois,

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