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Prop 8 hearing: Strict enforcement of laws against assault needed rather than curtailing TV coverage

donal brown January 12, 2010

A Citizen Media Law Project blogger argues that the Supreme Court should recognize that it is against California law to assault witnesses and that not televising the proceedings will not protect witnesses in what promises to be a widely publicized event. To allow the broadcast on YouTube would provide a boost to freedom of the press and greater access for millions of Americans who would then be able to see our justice system at work.

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Coalition files amicus brief supporting Northwestern University students with records under subpoena

donal brown January 12, 2010

A friend-of-the-court brief has been filed in support of Northwestern University journalism students working on a project seeking to prove the innocence of convicts under sentence for murder. The State Attorney is seeking their notes, interview tapes and other records to discredit their work on the project. -DB Student Press Law Center Press Release January 11, 2010 The Student Press Law Center filed a friend-of-the-court brief today on behalf of a coalition of journalism organizations

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2009 a bad year for free speech online

donal brown January 12, 2010

2009 was not a good year for free speech online as China and Iraq set a dismal standard. Even democratic countries considered ways to censor online expression. -DB MediaShift January 11, 2010 By Clothilde Le Coz 2009 was an unprecedented year for online repression. For the first time since the Internet emerged as a tool for public use, there are currently 100 bloggers and cyber-dissidents imprisoned worldwide as a result of posting their opinions online

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Jail for soldier writing rap song to protest his deployment to Iraq

donal brown January 12, 2010

A soldier and rap musician wrote a song that ironically put him into Liberty County Jail. The song protested his deployment to Iraq just as his military obligation was ending. -DB OpEdNews Opinion January 10, 2010 By Dave Lindorff In the ironically named Liberty County Jail since December 11 sits Army Specialist and Iraq War veteran Marc Hall, a rap musician who had the audacity to write a song attacking the Pentagon for subjecting him

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State policeman’s complaint about lead exposure not protected under First Amendment

donal brown January 11, 2010

Federal courts have ruled that when an Illinois State Police officer complained about lead exposure on the firing range, his complaint did not raise public health issues and consequently was private and not protected under the First Amendment. -DB First Amendment Center January 11, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. An Illinois State Police officer who complained about elevated levels of lead in his workplace has no First Amendment protection, a federal appeals court recently

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