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California appeals court upholds conviction for fake e-mails

donal brown August 9, 2010

A California appeals court showed little sympathy for a woman who sent fake e-mails to herself in an attempt to influence a court proceeding in a family law dispute. -db Technology & Marketing Law Blog August 08, 2010 By Venkat People v. Heeter, B213696 (Cal. Ct. App.) (Aug. 2, 2010) Background: In a criminal prosecution stemming from false evidence used in a family law dispute, a defendant was convicted of sending fake emails to herself

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Great Britain: Oil firms may sue for false rumors on websites

donal brown August 9, 2010

Two small British oil firms say they are not after legitimate anonymous postings but want to rein in postings on private investor websites that contain “calculated lies”  that manipulate share prices. -db Yahoo! News August 9, 2010 By Myles Neligan and Rhys Jones (Reuters) Two small British oil firms on Monday said they were considering legal action against individuals they accuse of spreading false rumours about them on popular private investor websites. Nighthawk Energy and

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N.Y. town board’s prayers OK with federal judge

FAC August 9, 2010

A federal judge has ruled that a town board in upstate New York isn’t doing anything unconstitutional by opening its meetings with a brief prayer. August 9, 2010 By The Associated Press GREECE, N.Y. — The judge signed an order Aug. 5 tossing out a lawsuit filed by two residents of the town of Greece, a Rochester suburb, who had complained that prayers held at the start of town-council meetings favored Christians and violated the

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Ore. high court: Teacher should get jobless benefits

FAC August 9, 2010

A Klamath Falls teacher placed on administrative leave after an uproar over a film clip containing profanity has won an Oregon Supreme Court ruling saying he is entitled to unemployment benefits. August 9, 2010 By The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. —Robert McDowell was a probationary first-year high school language arts and drama teacher for the Klamath County School District when he showed his senior English classes a clip from the film “Glengarry Glen Ross,” based

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WikiLeaks case shows need for federal shield law for reporters

donal brown August 9, 2010

The Cincinnati Enquirer argues that the federal shield law now in Congress, while providing for national security and fair trials, will strengthen the media in its quest to hold government and other powerful entities accountability and make it less likely that sources go to “fringe entities” such as WikiLeaks to protect their anonymity. -db Cincinnati Enquirer Editorial August 6, 2010 On the surface, it might seem that the recent WikiLeaks scandal, which involved classified military

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