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Federal judge rejects Caseyville official’s claim that firing violated his free speech rights

FAC July 26, 2010

A former village official’s claim that his firing violated First Amendment guarantees of free speech has been rejected by a federal judge. bnd.com By George Pawlaczyk July 26, 2010 CASEYVILLE — Former Tax Increment Financing Director Rick Casey filed suit last year in federal court in East St. Louis against Mayor George Chance and the village. Casey claimed that his removal by the village board in 2008 was connected to statements he made concerning public issues

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County withdraws search warrant used to search house of Gizmodo editor

donal brown July 26, 2010

In a dispute over the iPhone prototype, law enforcement has withdrawn a search warrant and Gizmodo has agreed to provide specific information over how they obtained the prototype without Apple’s permission. -db County withdraws search warrant used to search house of Gizmodo editor http://www.rcfp.org/newsitems/index.php?i=11495 Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press July 22, 2010 By Cristina Abello California county officials last week withdrew a search warrant that was executed months earlier when government-authorized agents from

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Free speech: Parodies of Hitler film clip run into copyright restrictions

donal brown July 26, 2010

The movie studio that made a 2004 film showing Adolf Hitler in a rage over the impending defeat of Nazi Germany is struggling to defend its copyright as parodies based on Hitler’s rage sprout on the Internet. db Free speech: Parodies of Hitler film clip run into copyright restrictions San Francisco Chronicle July 23, 2010 By Benny Evangelista In a dramatic scene from the 2004 European film “Downfall,” Adolf Hitler flies into a tirade as

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Tulare supervisors admit open meeting law violations in holding lunch meetings

donal brown July 26, 2010

In a court filing, the Tulare County supervisors admitted violating California’s open meetings law in holding regular lunch meetings they had earlier claimed were only to bolster their esprit de corp. Tulare supervisors admit open meeting law violations in  holding lunch meetings http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20100721/NEWS01/7210323/Court-filing-Tulare-County-Board-of-Supervisors-admitted-violations-to-open-meetings-law Visalia Times-Deta July 21, 2010 By Valerie Gibbons A new court filing argues that Tulare County supervisors admitted violating state open-meeting laws when they certified that lunch meetings represented a business expense.

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Southern California: Azusa quarry challenged on open meetings issue

donal brown July 26, 2010

Pasadena Star-News Duarte intends to make courts decide the fate of Azusa Rock Quarry By Daniel Tedford, Staff Writer Posted: 07/23/2010 07:15:06 PM PDT DUARTE – The city is going to take legal action against Azusa over a recently approved plan to mine part of the Azusa Rock Quarry near Duarte’s border. City Council members at their meeting Thursday voted unanimously to sue Azusa over a plan by Vulcan Materials Co. to mine 80 acres

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