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Yelp wins defamation case

donal brown September 13, 2010

A New York Supreme Court judge ruled that federal law immunizes Yelp from liability for comments posted on its website by third party users. -db Online Media Daily September 10 2010 By Wendy Davis A judge in Manhattan has dismissed a lawsuit against Yelp by a dentist who alleges that he was defamed by a bad review on the site. New York Supreme Court Judge Jane Solomon ruled that the federal Communications Decency Act immunizes

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Federal court rejects Republican challenge to party coordinated spending limits

donal brown September 13, 2010

The Fifth Circuit appellate court ruled against the Republican National committee who challenged the party coordinated spending limits. -db The Campaign Legal Center Press Release September 10, 2010 Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc roundly rejected the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) challenge to the party coordinated spending limits in Cao v. FEC. The case was filed by the RNC in 2008, challenging the party coordinated spending limits and

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Orange County: Parents sue about school boundaries claiming open meeting violations

donal brown September 13, 2010

A trial starts this week brought by parents seeking to throw out boundaries for the new Yorba Linda High School. The lawsuit is partly based on the allegation that the superintendent and board members held private meetings on the boundaries. -db The Orange County Register September 12, 2010 By Jessica Terrell YORBA LINDA – A group of parents will get their day in court Monday when a trial starts for two lawsuits seeking to have

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University of California: Regents consider improving media access to its meetings

donal brown September 10, 2010

The regents of the University of California may change their media coverage policy next week by allowing more public access to its meetings and allowing recording, videotaping and photographing. -db San Francisco Chronicle September 10, 2010 By Nanette Asimov The University of California Board of Regents is expected to toss out a long-standing policy next week restricting public access to its meetings, and to affirm the public’s right to record, videotape or photograph proceedings. The

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Court rules First Amendment umbrella extends to tattoo parlors

donal brown September 10, 2010

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an anti-tattoo parlor law in Hermosa Beach near Los Angeles ran afoul of the First Amendment guarantee of free expression. The ruling stated that cities can attain their goal of protecting the public through regulating rather than banning. -db San Francisco Chronicle September 10, 2010 By Bob Egelko HERMOSA BEACH, LOS ANGELES COUNTY — To some, they’re body art. To others, they’re hazards to health, morals and

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