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ACLU sues Boulder County Jail over new postcard-only mail policy

FAC August 3, 2010

Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit today against Boulder County Jail officials for enacting what they allege is an unconstitutional policy barring inmates from sending personal mail in sealed envelopes to people outside the jail. The Daily Camera August 3, 2010 By Vanessa Miller The jail’s new mail policy, which was implemented in May, restricts personal outgoing correspondence to postcards that are supplied by the jail.

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Pa. prisons can bar Muslim workers’ headscarves

FAC August 3, 2010

Prison officials can bar employees from wearing religious headscarves out of concerns they pose a safety risk, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled yesterday in a 2-1 decision. News August 3, 2010 By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Prison officials have legitimate concerns the headscarves can hide drugs or other contraband, or be used by an inmate to strangle someone, the majority said in EEOC v. The Geo Group. The ruling dismisses a lawsuit

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Federal judge not fooled by differing demon Spawn

FAC August 3, 2010

Coraline and Stardust author Neil Gaiman is owed royalties for three more characters that appeared in artist Todd McFarlane’s classic Spawn comic book series, a federal judge has ruled. News August 3, 2010 By The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb ruled last week that the demon Dark Ages Spawn and two scantily clad female angels, Domina and Tiffany, were derived from characters Gaiman created. Spawn tells the story of a

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11th Circuit blocks extra funds for Fla. governor hopeful

FAC August 2, 2010

A federal appeals court’s decision late last week effectively blocked Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum from receiving matching public funds for every dollar beyond $24.9 million spent by his self-financed opponent. News August 2, 2010 By The Associated Press ATLANTA —The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta on July 30 issued a preliminary injunction to keep the state of Florida from releasing the excess subsidy to McCollum. Under Florida’s campaign-finance law, a

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D.C. judge lifts gag order against legal newspaper

FAC August 2, 2010

A judge has lifted an order that prevented a legal newspaper from publishing information found in court records that were supposed to have been shielded from public view. News August 2, 2010 By The Associated Press and First Amendment Center Online Staff WASHINGTON —The Internet blog of the National Law Journal reported on July 30 that the judge freed the newspaper at 4:30 p.m. to publish the information, which concerned a Federal Trade Commission investigation

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