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States move to exclude 911 recordings from public record

donal brown April 1, 2010

Noting a trend to keep 911 records from the public, Citizen Media Law Project blogger Justin Silverman argues that there is a compelling public interest in allowing access to the records in the interest of shining light on the performance of public safety officers . He says laws can guarantee access and still protect the identity of those deserving privacy. -db Citizen Media Law Project Commentary April 1, 2010 By Justin Silverman When a grizzly

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California Supreme Court to hear First Amendment case on threats to witnesses

donal brown April 1, 2010

The California Supreme Court agreed to hear a First Amendment challenge to a law making it a crime to threaten retaliation against a witness. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise March 31, 2010 By Kenneth Ofgang The California Supreme Court unanimously agreed yesterday to hear a First Amendment overbreadth challenge to a statute making it a crime to threaten retaliation against a witness. The justices, at their weekly conference in San Francisco, granted review in People v. Lowery

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Yahoo News adds heft to online news operation

donal brown April 1, 2010

Yahoo has opened a bureau in Washington, D.C. and expanded their news staff to increase its original content and, it hopes, its viewers. -db The New York Times March 30, 2010 By Miguel Helft SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo has recruited nearly a dozen journalists from traditional and online media outlets and opened a bureau in Washington to push into original content and increase the popularity of its online news site. The journalists joining Yahoo News,

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Employee free speech: Policeman sues over right to talk with media

donal brown April 1, 2010

A policeman is suing in federal court claiming he was disciplined and forced into early retirement for taking with the media about questionable policies and procedures . -db Courthouse News Service April 1, 2010 By Adam Klasfeld WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (CN) – A police lieutenant claims Suffolk County forced him to retire early after 27 years on the force because he told Newsday about a racist policy in which unlicensed drivers were arrested, rather than

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Father of Marine ordered to pay legal fees of church congregation picketing son’s funeral

donal brown April 1, 2010

After losing a First Amendment case to the Westboro Baptist Church in federal court, the father of a Marine must pay $16,000 in legal fees to the church. -db Courthouse News Service March 30, 2010 (CN) – The father of a Marine whose funeral was picketed by the Westboro Baptist Church must pay the protesters $16,000 in legal fees after the family sued in 2006 for invasion of privacy, the 4th Circuit ruled. Lance Cpl.

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