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Federal appeals court keeps Chicago police disciplinary records under wrap

donal brown November 12, 2009

The public will not have access to disciplinary records relating to citizen complaints against police in Chicago as a federal appeals court ruled that since the records were never a part of a court proceeding, the public had no right to access them. The police misconduct case was settled out of court. A journalist and 28 alderman were seeking the records. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press November 10, 2009 By Kirk Davis

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Supreme Court justice delivers dubious lesson in journalism to New York City’s Dalton School

donal brown November 12, 2009

When Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, a vigilant defender of the First Amendment, visited Dalton School in Manhattan last week, he came with a set of stipulations one of which was that his office would approve any article about his address to the students. Kennedy reviewed the article with dispatch, but it was still too late for the Dalton newspaper staff to include the article in last week’s edition. Frank D. LoMonte of the Student

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Federal judge allows students’ empty-holster protest on Texas community college campus 2

donal brown November 10, 2009

A federal district judge ruled that two students could wear empty holsters at Tarrant County College Northeast  to protest school policy against concealed handguns on campus. The students could protest on public streets, sidewalks and common areas but not in classrooms or hallways. Another hearing is scheduled for November 16. -DB Courthouse News Service November 10, 2009 By David Lee DALLAS (CN) – Two students who sued their college for the right to wear empty

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Press association says free speech under attack by populist regimes in Latin America

donal brown November 9, 2009

Populist leaders in Latin America have been looking the other way while their supporters have attacked newsrooms, broadcasting stations and printing plants, one of the many tactics used to silence critics in the media. Eight Mexican journalists have been killed over the last six months. -DB WW4 Report November 8, 2009 Populist leaders in Latin America increasingly use legal and political means to silence critics in the media, Enrique Santos Calderón, president of the Inter

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