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Open government a campaign issue in California county

donal brown June 3, 2010

Candidates in Tulare County supervisor districts 4 and 5 are weighing in on open government as citizens have been questioning whether supervisors’ actions adhere to the spirit and letter of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -db Visalia Times-Delta June 3, 2010 By David Y. Castellon The state’s open government laws are a major talking point in primary election races next week for two Tulare County supervisor seats. The incumbents face accusations of

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Attorney allowed to sue over allegedly defamatory anonymous messages on Craigslist

donal brown June 1, 2010

A California district Court of Appeal ruled that a Woodland Hills attorney could sue an anonymous poster for accusing him of committing illegal acts. The court said the posts were neither political speech nor in the public interest and did not qualify for protection under the state’s anti-SLAPP law. -db Metropolitan News-Enterprise June 1, 2010 By Steven M. Ellis A Woodland Hills attorney who has drawn hundreds of disparaging anonymous messages on website Craigslist.org can

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First Amendment: Ban of ‘anti-Muslim’ bus ad inspires suit

donal brown June 1, 2010

After a suburban bus authority rejected an ad urging Muslims to abandon their faith, the ad’s sponsor sued the authority for violating their First Amendment rights. -db The Detroit News May 28, 2010 By Mark Hicks DETROIT – An ad aimed at Muslims who want to leave Islam that was rejected for display by a regional bus system has prompted a lawsuit alleging violation of constitutional rights. “Americans have a right to know the truth

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Fired for Facebook protest, worker sues for sexual harassment

donal brown June 1, 2010

A medical technician is seeking damages for civil rights violations, sexual harassment, and assault and battery after her supervisor allegedly harassed and assaulted her. She was fired shortly after a Facebook posting saying her boss need to “keep his creepy hands off” her. -db Courthouse News Service June 1, 2010 By Joe Harris TOPEKA, Kan. (CN) – A medical technician claims she was fired after posting on Facebook that her boss needed to “keep his

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Public interest groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to overturn ruling they claim detrimental to Freedom of Information Act

donal brown June 1, 2010

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined other public interest groups in filing a brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn a Third Circuit opinion that would extend privacy rights to corporations, potentially limiting investigations into such disasters as the West Virginia mining deaths and the gulf oil spill. -db Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Press Release May 27, 2010 The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined a friend-of-the-court

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