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Protest rights in jeopardy with recent court ruling

donal brown April 5, 2022

A recent decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court reignited the Doe v. McKesson case hanging on a 2019 conservative federal appeals court decision that could make public protest organizers liable for damages or injury during a protest. The appeals court found that when McKesson led demonstrators to occupy a public street, he was then responsible for any of their illegal acts. (Vox, April 2, 2022, by Ian Millhiser) A police officer sued McKesson for injuries

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Dose of CNN dilutes Fox News influence

donal brown April 5, 2022

A study of Fox News viewers found that when they watched CNN for 30 days they changed their views on core issues notably COVID-19 and Donald Trump and Republicans. The viewers received more factual information that influenced their thinking. (AlterNet, April 4, 2022, by Alex Henderson) The study by scholars from Berkeley and Yale showed significant changes in stances, with the subjects five percentage points more likely to believe that long COVID is a problem;

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Denver: Protesters of Floyd killing awarded $14 million

donal brown March 29, 2022

A federal district court jury found that Denver police used excessive force against protesters of the killing of George Floyd in 2020, awarding $14 million in damages to 12 plaintiffs. The jury agreed that the police had not been properly trained and violated the plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights. Denver had since changed its approach, eliminating certain projectiles and providing improved crowd control training. (The New York Times, March 26, 2022, by Sophie Kasakove) It was

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Trump phone logs from Jan. 6 go missing

donal brown March 29, 2022

The House select committee on the January 6 insurrection is investigating a seven plus hour gap between then President Donald Trump’s phone calls during the attack on the Capitol. (msn.com, March 29, 2022, by Alison Durkee of Forbes) The committee is now trying to find out if Trump used back channels, the phones of aides or disposable phones. They are also concerned there was a coverup of the records from January 6. (The Washington Post,

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‘Don’t Say Gay’ law passes in Florida

donal brown March 29, 2022

Even though there is no LGBTQ curriculum in Florida’s schools for kindergarten though grade three, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill forbidding instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity for those grades. Called the “Don’t Say Gay” law, the measure prompted fears it would have a chilling effect on Florida classrooms. (The Associated Press, March 128, 2022, by Anthony Izaguirre) Walt Disney Company CEO called for the repeal of the law and said the

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