Search

Categories

Total Results

No Record Found

View All Results
DONATE

First Amendment News

Stolen Valor Act Violates Free Speech, Court Says

FAC August 20, 2010

Non-defamatory lies are protected under the right to free speech, the 9th Circuit, overturning the conviction of a man who lied about having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Courthouse News Service August 20, 2010 By Elizabeth Banicki (CN) -Xavier Alvarez was convicted of violating the Stolen Valor Act for telling fellow members of the Los Angeles-based Three Valley Water District Board of Directors that he had been in the Marines for 25

Read More »

N.M. court: Complaints against police must be released

FAC August 20, 2010

Citizen complaints brought against police are subject to public disclosure, according to a state Court of Appeals ruling that reinforces a New Mexico sunshine law granting access to government records. August 20, 2010 By The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. — The court ruled this week against the state Department of Public Safety, which refused to release complaints against one of its law enforcement officers on grounds that they were confidential personnel records. In a

Read More »

Giuliani supports moving mosque farther from WTC site

FAC August 20, 2010

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani yesterday joined a growing number of politicians supporting a move of a proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero to state-owned land farther from the Sept. 11 attack site. August 20, 2010 By The Associated Press NEW YORK — Giuliani, who led New Yorkers through Sept. 11 and its aftermath and whose opinion on the mosque could carry considerable clout, made his comments as the imam leading plans for the

Read More »

Blogger sued for copying news article claims license provided for republication

donal brown August 19, 2010

A blogger sued by the Las Vegas Review-Journal for republishing one of its articles has argued that the newspaper gave him “implied license” to republish by encouraging readers to save links to the work and send the links to others. -db Online Media Daily August 18, 2010 By Wendy Davis A blogger sued for allegedly reposting a Las Vegas Review-Journal article has raised an argument that, if accepted, could affect a broad swath of copyright

Read More »

Domestic spying: Uncle Sam developing ability to reach wide and deep on Internet

donal brown August 19, 2010

Through its Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed that the FBI and CIA are aggressively perfecting their ability to probe social networks and the Internet for intelligence data much of which is outside the law enforcement context. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Commentary August 16, 2010 By Tim Wayne In the midst of recent controversies over Facebook’s privacy settings, it’s easy to forget how much personal information is available from other

Read More »