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Federal Judge rules Klan can hold picnic at public Civil War historical site

donal brown April 19, 2010

A federal district judge says the Missouri Department of Natural Resource could not prevent the Ku Klux Klan from renting a part of a Civil War historical site for a picnic. But it is unlikely the picnic will take place after the judge also required the Klan to post a $1,800 bond and obtain $300,000 in liability insurance. -db Courthouse News Service April 15, 2010 By Joe Harris ST. LOUIS (CN) – Missouri parks officials

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CIA admits destroying tapes of abusive interrogations

donal brown April 19, 2010

The Central Intelligence Agency admitted that the agency’s top officials destroyed hundreds of tapes depicting abusive interrogations of suspects. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press April 16,2010 By Miranda Fleschert The Central Intelligence Agency released email messages on Thursday that reveal the former director of the agency approved of — and joked about — the decision made by top officials to destroy hundreds of tapes depicting the abusive interrogation of detainees in

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Berkeley city council faces test on Sunshine Ordinance

donal brown April 19, 2010

A concerned Berkeley resident writes that the meeting this week on the city’s plan for Bus Rapid Transit should be held at a venue that accommodates the throngs that intend to show up to express their opinions on the plan. -db The Berkeley Daily Planet Commentary April 15, 2010 By Dean Metzger The city council has said it will hold a special meeting to hear public testimony concerning the staff proposed “Locally Preferred Alternate” (LPA) for

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Student video journalist in trouble again, this time at UC Berkeley

donal brown April 16, 2010

A student journalist from UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism faces prosecution for being present during a standoff with police in Wheeler Hall where students protested budget cuts last fall. The student claims he was there as a journalist rather than as a protestor. -db San Francisco Chronicle April 16, 2010 By Nanette Asimov A Bay Area video journalist who spent 7 1/2 months in federal prison three years ago for withholding information from officials

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Pennsylvania online student speech cases slated for June review

donal brown April 15, 2010

In the face of two conflicted rulings in online student speech cases, a federal appeals court in Pennsylvania nullified the rulings pending a hearing in June by the full appeals court panel.  At issue is the standard for the extent to which a school can discipline a student for off-campus speech. -db Student Press Law Center April 13, 2010 By Katie Maloney PENNSYLVANIA — The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania ordered on

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