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Judge affirms constitutionality of federal obscenity laws

donal brown December 26, 2009

A U.S. district judge refused to dismiss a case against a major pornography studio ruling that the federal obscenity laws offered sufficient guidance to the studio charged with transporting obscene material across state lines. -DB The Blog of Legal Times December 22, 2009 By Jordan Weissmann A U.S. district judge today refused to dismiss the Justice Department’s case against the owner of a major pornography studio, shooting down the defense’s argument that federal obscenity statutes

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Australia: Professor challenges proposed internet filter for stopping child porn

donal brown December 26, 2009

A Perth university professor says that the internet filter under consideration in parliament will not succeed in protecting children and would block a wide range of content thereby allying Australia with the most repressive countries in censoring internet content. -DB The Sidney Morning Herald December 17, 2009 By Lelia Green SIDNEY, Australia – Senator Stephen Conroy’s internet filter is unlikey to do what he seeks in protecting children. Senator Stephen Conroy’s consultation paper on mandating the

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Justice Department wants to close trial of Blackwater guards

donal brown December 25, 2009

Citing national security issues, the Justice Department has asked a judge to close the Jan. 7 trial of five security guards who allegedly killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press December 21, 2009 By Rory Eastburg The Justice Department has asked a judge to close a Jan. 7 hearing in the prosecution of five security guards charged with killing more than a dozen Iraqi civilians, The National Law

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Federal judge orders release of government evidence pertaining to ‘no-fly list’

donal brown December 25, 2009

A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Transportation Security Administration to disclose evidence showing that a Malaysian Muslim studying at Stanford University belonged on the federal government’s no-fly list. She was denied entry to the U.S. and lost her student visa. -DB Courthouse News Service December 21, 2009 By Annie Youderian A federal judge in San Francisco ordered the Transportation Security Administration to release some evidence relating to a Muslim woman’s inclusion on the

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Federal court approves television cameras in time for Prop 8 hearing

donal brown December 22, 2009

The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit approved television cameras for certain district court hearings, civil proceedings with no juries. Before now the court had only allowed cameras to televise appellate arguments. -DB Cal Law December 18, 2009 By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO — The Judicial Council of the Ninth Circuit authorized television cameras in certain district court proceedings Thursday, reviving a national controversy just weeks before a groundbreaking trial over same-sex marriage is slated to

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