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Supreme Court: Safety issues debated in Navy freedom of information case

donal brown December 2, 2010

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case pitting the public’s right to know against national security concerns over potential terrorist acts. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press December 1, 2010 By Stephen Miller The delicate act of balancing the public’s right to know with national security in a time of terrorism was displayed on the floor of the U.S. Supreme Court in arguments held Wednesday morning. The case before the court,

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Wikileaks: Need seen for altering national security classification system

donal brown December 1, 2010

Secrecy News’ Steven Aftergood sees much to criticize about Wikileaks’ indiscriminate release of classified U.S. government documents but says the release highlights the need to reexamine classification policies. -db Secrecy News Commentary November 29, 2010 By Steven Aftergood The massive disclosure of a quarter million diplomatic records by Wikileaks this weekend underscores the precarious state of the U.S. national security classification system. The Wikileaks project seems to be, more than anything else, an assault on

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SF Weekly’s Parent Scolds Judge, Court and “Editors with Martinis” for being denied appeal over $21M judgment

FAC December 1, 2010

The Village Voice seems like an unlikely source for a rant against “the political left” and “anti-competitive business practices. ” Yet the enraged parent of the SF Weekly just couldn’t stop itself for taking a couple of verbal swings following the CA Supreme Court’s refusal to hear their appeal against the $21 million judgment awarded their competitor the SF Bay Guardian.  Below, the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club puts the story in context, then comes

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Arizona: Two retired judges sue ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ for defamation

donal brown November 30, 2010

Two retired Arizona judges are suing Sheriff Joe Arpaio and others for filing a racketeering lawsuit against them, later withdrawn, claiming the lawsuit defamed them. -db Courthouse News Service November 30, 2010 By Jamie Ross PHOENIX (CN) – Two retired judges have sued Sheriff Joe Arpaio, claiming “America’s Toughest Sheriff” filed a baseless racketeering lawsuit against them, recklessly defaming them with allegations of extortion, conspiring to commit bribery and other crimes. The judges say Arpaio

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Justice Department lawyers fail to get names of experts in National Security Agency leak case

donal brown November 30, 2010

A federal judge denied a request by government prosecutors in a case against an accused leaker at the National Security Agency. The prosecutors were attempting to obtain the identities of two expert witnesses who could be called by the defense. -db The Washington Post November 29, 2010 By Ellen Nakashima Prosecutors failed Monday to persuade a federal judge in Baltimore to order the disclosure of the names of two expert witnesses who might be called

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