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Sunnyvale: Grand Jury claimed city council violated state open meeting law

donal brown June 24, 2010

A Santa Clara County grand jury reported that the Sunnyvale City Council violated the Brown Act, California’s open government law by appointing an interim council member in 2009 without providing adequate public notice. -db San Jose Mercury News June 22, 2010 By John dugan The Sunnyvale City Council violated the Brown Act, California’s open government policy, when it appointed an interim council member in 2009 without providing proper notice to the public, according to a

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First Amendment: Enron’s Skilling wins partial victory, loses on pre-trial publicity

donal brown June 24, 2010

While opening the door to a new trial for former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling, in a 6-3 vote the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Skilling’s argument that pre-trial publicity made a free trial impossible. -db The New York Times June 24, 2010 By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ruling for two prominent corporate executives in prison for fraud, the Supreme Court on Thursday dramatically narrowed the scope of a law often used by federal prosecutors in

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Fake news reports a growing trend in political campaigns

donal brown June 22, 2010

In striving to regain his old post, former Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. is routinely churning out fake news clips with the feel of actual news reports. -db Washington Post June 22, 2010 By John Wagner As viewers watch scenes from a Little League baseball game, a familiar face appears to tell them that former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. routinely steps off the campaign trail to watch his 10-year-old son play. “Family first

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Federal panel asks for detail in journalists’ suit against anti-immigration sheriff

donal brown June 22, 2010

To proceed with their case, journalists attempting to sue Joe Arpaio for civil rights violations must show that the sheriff was directly involved in issuing an order for their arrest for printing a grand jury subpoena. -db Legal Pad Blog Commentary June 21, 2010 By Dan Levine Remember when Joe Arpaio — the immigrant-hating Arizona sheriff who makes his inmates wear pink underpants — lived the dream of many a cop by having his leading

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Supreme Court blocks advising terrorists in non-violence

donal brown June 22, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected free speech arguments in ruling 6-3 that U.S. organizations could not provide non-violent legal training or advice to designated terrorist groups. -db McClatchy Newspapers June 21, 2010 By Michael Doyle WASHINGTON, D.C.  — The Supreme Court on Monday bolstered law enforcement in national security cases, permitting prosecution of U.S. organizations that provide non-violent legal training or advice to designated terrorist groups. In the year’s most anticipated war-on-terrorism decision, the court

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