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Federal court throws out part of Houston’s law on parades, strikes and rallies

donal brown February 2, 2010

The 5th Circuit upheld much of Houston’s laws on protest activity but threw out some restrictions including the restriction on the number of permits per location and the limit for parades to two one-hour periods per week on weekdays. The district court had already thrown out the requirement for additional security and the 10 day notice for obtaining parade permits. -db Courthouse News Service February 2, 2010 (CN) – The 5th Circuit struck down portions

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Massachusetts Supreme Court rules that the state’s anti-SLAPP law does not protect journalists

donal brown February 2, 2010

An ACLU lawyer argues that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court erred in ruling that journalists are not protected by the state’s anti-SLAPP law owing to their role in reporting objectively.  The ruling ignores the role of the reporter in petitioning on behalf of the community. -db Media Nation Opinion February 1, 2010 By Sarah Wunsch Despite our amicus brief urging otherwise, the SJC has affirmed Judge Hines’s Superior Court denial of the special motion to

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Media legal group joins freedom of information organization to support online reporters

donal brown February 2, 2010

The Online Media Legal Network of the Citizen Media Law Project is joining with the National Freedom of Information Coalition to help reporters with government information requests and FOIA lawsuits. -db Citizens Media Law Project Press Release February 1, 2010 The Citizen Media Law Project is pleased to announce that its Online Media Legal Network (OMLN) is partnering with the National Freedom of Information Coalition(NFOIC) to assist with freedom of information lawsuits and to provide

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Tech companies must share burden with media companies in fighting for global Internet freedom

donal brown February 1, 2010

The Electronic Frontier Foundation cites seven corporations that should share the task with Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft in fighting for Internet freedom. The EFF points out that the companies are selling technology to the Chinese government used for spying, censorship, invading privacy, and intimidating citizens. -db Electronic Frontier Foundation Opinion February 1, 2010 By Danny O’Brien Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s announcement of a new U.S. policy on global Internet Freedom included a bold new

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Rolling Stone Magazine wins ruling in dispute over use of image

donal brown February 1, 2010

A California appeals court dismissed a lawsuit by rock musicians against Rolling Stone over a use of their image that they said implied they sponsored a cigarette brand. The court found that the image was noncommercial speech protected by the First Amendment. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press January 29, 2010 By Cristina Abello A California appellate court yesterday found that a lawsuit by “indie” rock musicians against Rolling Stone over a

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