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Coverage of ‘Occupy Wall Street’ growing

donal brown October 13, 2011

Media coverage of the protests on Wall Street in New York City is picking up steam four weeks after people began to camp out near the site of their protests. Increased media coverage has seemed to provide the movement with some legitimacy even as opinions of the protests vary. Protests are now planned in locations across the country. -db From The New York Times, October 12, 2011, by Brian Stelter. Full story

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Student punished for criticizing college deal with debit card company

donal brown October 13, 2011

A North Carolina college student was thrown out of a classroom and barred from campus after he went on Facebook to criticize the college for its marketing of a debit card company to students. “CVCC not only must reinstate Marc Bechtol, but also must revise its unconstitutional policy,” FIRE Vice President of Programs Adam Kissel said. “When criticism of the college’s financial partnership can get a student suspended and banned from campus, CVCC has caused

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Challenge to federal appeals court’s extending Espionage Act to unclassified info

donal brown October 13, 2011

An effort is underway to challenge a federal court ruling that extended the application of the Espionage Act to unclassified, non-governmental information. An attorney for a man convicted on charges of economic espionage filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals claiming the conviction for “gathering national defense information” was unjust in that none of the information was classified or even held by the government. -db From Secrecy News, October 13, 2011, by

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Sorority whistleblower sues house and former sisters for assault and infliction of emotional distress

donal brown October 13, 2011

A Marshall University student is suing her former sorority and six members for subjecting her to insult, public ridicule, and assault after she reported the house to the national chapter for such activities as allowing fraternity boys to spend the night. Her complaint alleged that among other things members berated her in a captive six-hour session, threw half-empty beer cans at her and accused her of making racist comments. -db From the Courthouse News Service,

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Berkeley students sue over arrests at teach-in

donal brown October 13, 2011

Students jailed for their part in a teach-in to protest cuts and tuition hikes sued University of California officials for denying their right to assembly and free speech. The students claimed they were meeting in Wheeler Hall with administrative sanction when without warning they were handcuffed and arrested. -db From the Courthouse News Service, October 13, 2011, by Nick McCann. Full story

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