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Pultizer Prize-winning reporter describes quest for truth in Las Vegas construction deaths

FAC November 10, 2010

By Donal Brown Wall Street Journal reporter Alexandra Berzon said that favorable circumstances set the stage for the stories on Las Vegas construction deaths that earned her a 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service when she was with the Las Vegas Sun. It is clear, though, that her success in the project derived centrally from her determined questioning: Why were there so many workers dying on the strip? And why were the companies able to

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Federal judge blocks Oklahoma’s prohibition of use of Islamic law in state courts

donal brown November 9, 2010

A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on a recently passed Oklahoma measure forbidding the use of Islamic law or Shariah in state courts, noting that the measure discriminates against a particular religion. -db Politico November 9, 2010 By Josh Gerstein A federal judge is detailing her reasons for her decision Monday barring the state of Oklahoma from putting into effect a newly passed ballot measure that would bar the use of Islamic law, also known

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Southern California: Santa Clarita library patron sues town over alleged open meeting violation

donal brown November 9, 2010

A frequent user of the Valencia Library in Santa Clarita filed a suit against the city claiming that a public discussion was necessary before the city decided to secede from the County of Los Angeles County Library system. -db KHTS AM1220 November 8, 2010 By Christopher Glotfelty Edward Shain, a Santa Clarita resident and frequent user of the Valencia Library, has filed a lawsuit against City officials, claiming that they decided to secede from the

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First Amendment rights: Woman getting boot from Facebook loses federal suit

donal brown November 8, 2010

A federal district judge ruled that a woman kicked off Facebook for friending strangers over cancer awareness had not suffered any loss of her First Amendment rights. -db ABAJournal November 4, 2010 By Debra Cassens Weiss A Maryland woman who got kicked off Facebook won’t be able to pursue her lawsuit under a ruling by a California federal judge. U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel ruled late last month, finding no First Amendment violation and no

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Memphis newspaper sues FBI for records on civil rights spy

donal brown November 8, 2010

The Memphis Commercial Appeal is suing the FBI for records about a photographer who was “advising the government of the plans and activities of civil rights leaders” in the 1960s. -db Courthouse News Service November 8, 2010 By Ryan Abbott WASHINGTON (CN) – The Memphis Commercial Appeal sued the FBI, saying the Bureau is unreasonably withholding information on the late Ernest Withers, a photographer who, unknown to the movement, was “advising the government of the

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