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Illinois: ACLU suit seeks to allow citizen recording of police in action

donal brown August 23, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois is filing a federal lawsuit challenging the Illinois Eavesdropping Act that criminalizes recording public conversations without the consent of all parties. The ACLU claims that  police routinely record encounters with drivers they pull over, but drivers are not allowed to record police conversations. -db Chicago Tribune August 19, 2010 By Becky Schlikerman and Kristen Mack It’s not unusual or illegal for police officers to flip on a camera

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Free speech: Federal court upholds ethics rule limiting judges’ speech on right to life

donal brown August 23, 2010

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an Indiana anti-abortion group may not eliminate Illinois ethics rules prohibiting judges from speaking out on issues that might come up in court. -db First Amendment Center August 23, 2010 By The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana anti-abortion group has lost its latest attempt to block state ethics rules that prohibit judges from speaking out on issues that might come up in court. A three-judge panel

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Tulare County supervisors likely to evade suit on alleged open meeting violations

donal brown August 23, 2010

A superior court judge indicated she would dismiss an open meeting lawsuit against the Tulare County Board of Supervisors from lack of solid evidence. The supervisors were alleged to have violated California’s Brown Act by meeting regularly for lunch, they claimed, to build team solidarity. -db Visalia Times-Delta August 21, 2010 By Valerie Gibbons A Tulare County Superior Court judge will likely dismiss an open meetings lawsuit against the Tulare County Board of Supervisors next

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Dr. Laura, Sarah Palin, and the fight over free speech

FAC August 20, 2010

Commentary on the controversy of Dr. Laura Schlessinger and her decision to end her radio show after using a racial epithet. -SM Yahoo! News August 20, 2010 By Ken Paulson In the wake of Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s decision to end her radio show after repeatedly using a racial epithet, she’s spent quite a bit of time talking about freedom of speech. “I want to regain my First Amendment rights,” Schlessinger said, contending that special-interest groups

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Google ignites debate about privacy

FAC August 20, 2010

Internet giant Google has sparked a fiery privacy debate this week by claiming future teenagers will need to change their names when they reach adulthood to escape embarrassing online pasts. The Courier Mail August 20, 2010 By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson In a warning experts have labelled hypocritical, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said the company knew “roughly who you are, roughly what you care about, roughly who your friends are”, and the implications of sharing that information

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