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Fox loses FOIA suit when judge rules regional banks not government agencies

donal brown August 3, 2009

A federal judge rules that Fox had no right to bail-out documents from the Federal Reserve Board since the documents were exempted under a provision protecting trade secrets and confidential information of non-government agencies. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press July 31, 2009 By Hannah Bergman A federal judge ruled against Fox News Thursday in a key Freedom of Information Act case involving bailout-related documents held by the Federal Reserve Board. Judge Alvin K.

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No gag order in Chauncey Bailey murder trial

donal brown July 31, 2009

 In the Chauncey Bailey murder, Superior Court Judge Morris Jacobson released 800 pages of grand jury testimony and refused defense pleas to impose a gag order on lawyers. -DB The Oakland Tribune  July 31, 2009  By Thomas Peele OAKLAND — A judge on Thursday afternoon refused to impose a gag order on lawyers and others involved in the Chauncey Bailey murder case and also ordered the release of 800 pages of grand jury testimony. Attorneys representing

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L.A. City Council tries to silence gadflies

donal brown July 31, 2009

The Los Angeles City Council passed a rule saying that members of the public who engage in “inappropriate” behavior will be thrown out of council meetings without warning. -DB LA Weekly  July 30, 2009  By Patrick Range McDonald In a move bound to anger gadflies across Los Angeles, the L.A. City Council has approved tough gagging rules to keep members of an apparently disorderly public from speaking too much of what’s on their minds. The unanimously

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Parents win round in suit over suspension over ‘threat’

donal brown July 30, 2009

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted parents another hearing in their quest to defend their son’s free speech rights after he was suspended for an alleged threat written in crayon in response to a class assignment. -DB First Amendment Center July 29, 2009 By David L. Hudson Jr. A lower federal court jumped the gun in dismissing a lawsuit filed by the parents of an elementary school student suspended for allegedly scribbling a threat

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Security concerns may shut down military social networks for military personnel

donal brown July 30, 2009

Just as the U.S. military is beginning to embrace Twitter and Facebook, it may have to close these sites down to keep out hackers and cybercrooks. -DB Wired July 30, 2009 By Noah Shachtman The U.S. military is strongly considering a near-total ban on Twitter, Facebook, and all other social networking sites throughout the Department of Defense, multiple sources within the armed forces tell Danger Room. It’s the latest twist in the Defense Department’s tangled relationship

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