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Former FBI employee gets prison term for leaking classified document to blogger

donal brown May 25, 2010

A former FBI linguist was sentenced to twenty months in jail for leaking classified documents to an unidentified blogger. The linguist admitted using poor judgment but said he was not motivated by selfish interests but felt he acted in the best interests of the American people. -db Secrecy News May 25, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Shamai Leibowitz, a former FBI contract linguist, was sentenced yesterday to twenty months in jail for having unlawfully disclosed classified

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Prop. 8 supporters oppose cameras in court for final arguments

donal brown May 25, 2010

A lawyer for the Prop. 8 campaign committee sent a letter to the federal judge hearing the lawsuit challenging the proposition arguing that a broadcast of the closing arguments set for June 16 would have negative effects on the judge including making him avoid unpopular decisions. -db San Francisco Chronicle May 25, 2010 By Bob Egelko Sponsors of California’s ban on same-sex marriage opposed televising next month’s final arguments in the Proposition 8 trial Monday

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Congresswoman offers key amendment for bill requiring disclosure of corporate and union campaign expenditures

donal brown May 24, 2010

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, Representative Susan Davis has proposed an amendment to strengthen a new law to require disclosure of campaign expenditures by special interests. The amendment would require mandatory disclosure reports to be filed electronically with the Federal Elections Commission so they could be posted expeditiously on their website. -db Sunlight Foundation Commentary May 20, 2010 By Lisa Rosenberg Sunlight is pleased that Rep. Susan Davis is offering

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Student editors in Washington fight prior review

donal brown May 24, 2010

Although students in a Washington school district recently won a censorship ruling in federal court, they are still fighting their district’s media policy that permits the administration powers of prior review and prior restraint. -db Student Press Law Center May 20, 2010 By Josh Moore PUYALLUP, Wash. — Student editors at three Puyallup School District high schools are pointing to a recent case of censorship as proof they need a publications policy without prior review.

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Federal appeals court dismisses contempt citation over e-mail flood

donal brown May 24, 2010

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that a federal district judge overstepped his authority in issuing a contempt citation to a infomercial pitchman for telling his audience to send e-mails to the judge testifying about how his service had improved their lives. The judge said the barrage of e-mails did not disrupt any trial, and the contempt citation was not needed to remedy the court’s communication problems. -db Citizen Media Law Project Commentary May

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