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Palo Verde Unified School District: Documents obtained through Public Records Act may reveal truth about severance package

donal brown September 28, 2009

The public was outraged to hear that last June the district superintendent’s son  was given a $78,000 severance package as he was about to leave the Palo Verde Unified School District. His job in another district did not materialize so he did not leave or collect the severance pay. Now the district administration has finally coughed up the documents surrounding the decision so the public can learn more about the incident. -DB The Desert Independent Opinion

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San Francisco a leader in providing free applications developed from city data

donal brown September 27, 2009

San Francisco has launched DataSF.org a website that offers free applications created by citizens from city and county data. -DB Government Technology September 25, 2009 By Karen Stewartson San Francisco today announced the launch of DataSF Apps Showcase, a site that boasts free innovative applications created by citizens using city and county data. “We are trying to turn San Francisco’s government into an organizing platform for civic engagement by giving our residents the tools to

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Provocative signs at Marine’s funeral ruled protected speech

donal brown September 27, 2009

A federal appeals court ruled that, though repugnant, signs such as “Thank God for dead soldiers” at a Marine’s funeral were constitutionally protected as speech intended to spark public debate. -DB The Baltimore Sun September 25, 2009 By Nicole Fuller A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a fundamentalist Kansas church’s protest outside the funeral of a Westminster Marine killed in Iraq is protected speech and did not violate the privacy of the service member’s

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Hallmark wants rehearing in First Amendment case against Paris Hilton

donal brown September 24, 2009

After losing a federal court appeal ruling on August 31, Hallmark Cards is asking for a rehearing with the full court concerning a dispute with Paris Hilton over a birthday card bearing an image of Hilton’s head. -DB The National Law Journal September 23, 2009 By Amanda Bronstad Hallmark Cards Inc. has asked the full “Court of Appeals for the Hollywood Circuit” to reconsider a ruling that pits the greeting card company’s First Amendment rights

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Obama’s new policy on state secrets disappoints EFF attorney

donal brown September 24, 2009

An attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that the Obama administration did not go far enough in reforming the use of the state secrets privilege. The changes will run a decision through executive layers but still allow the government to invoke the privilege to block a court case without judicial oversight. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Legislative Analysis September 24, 2009 By Kurt Opsahl After months of internal review, the Obama Administration today announced a new

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