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ACLU argues hiding torture photos weakens democracy

donal brown December 1, 2009

ACLU Blog Manager Suzanne Ito says that in keeping the torture photos secret, the Obama administration is setting a dangerous precedent by preventing public scrutiny of government misconduct and stifling ideas that could make government operations more just and effective. -DB American Civil Liberties Union Opinion December 1, 2009 By Suzanne Ito Yesterday, the Supreme Court sent back to an appeals court in New York our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for the release

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Europe alarmed by U.S. government and entertainment industry negotiation stance on copyright accord

donal brown December 1, 2009

Leaked European Union documents say that in choosing their position on the  new international copyright accord, the U.S. and its entertainment industry does not adequately provide for balance and fairness and the rights of individual creators. -DB Wired November 30, 2009 By David Kravets The European Union is alarmed the Obama administration is lobbying on behalf of the entertainment industry as part of the United States’ negotiations for an new international copyright accord, according to

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U.S. translations of Jihad literature not made public

donal brown November 30, 2009

U.S. government intelligence agencies are translating Jihad literature but, claiming national security concerns, are not sharing it with the public. A window into the literature opened recently when the DNI Open Source Center translated stories from an Indonesian Jihadist anthology. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists Commentary November 30, 2009 By Steven Aftergood “The only ones who are spending the money and time translating Jihad literature are the Western intelligence services,” wrote Islamic radical Anwar al-Awlaki,

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Supreme Court supports move to withhold photos of abused detainees

donal brown November 30, 2009

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated a decision of a federal appeals court to require the Pentagon to release photos of showing torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. -DB Jurist November 30, 2009 By Jay Carmella The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated and remanded a decision  by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that required the Pentagon to release photos of abused detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Court remanded Dept.

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Courts consider distinction between hyperbole and real threat

donal brown November 30, 2009

This week two courts will hear arguments on whether particular threats should be considered the protected speech of hyperbolic rhetoric or taken as real threats. -DB First Amendment Law Prof Blog November 24, 2009 By Kathleen Bergin Upcoming trials test the boundary between ‘true threats’ and hyperbolic on-line speech The trial of Hal Turner is scheduled to begin on December 1 in Brooklyn, NY. He’s the man accused of making threats on his website against

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