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Europe losing ground in fight for press freedom

donal brown October 21, 2010

The 2010 World Press Freedom Index shows that while Europe claims some of the highest rated countries for press freedom, many other countries in Europe rank near the bottom. -db MediaShift Commentary October 21, 2010 By Clothilde Le Coz Reporters Without Borders yesterday released its 2010 World Press Freedom Index. Thirteen of the EU’s 27 members are in the top 20 in terms of press freedoms, but some of the other EU nations are very

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Arizona teachers claim law against Mexican-American studies unconstitutional

donal brown October 21, 2010

Teachers in the Tucson Unified School District are citing their free speech rights in suing in federal court to prevent the state from enacting a law that punishes the district’s  schools for  having a Mexican-American Studies Department. -db Courthouse News Service October 21, 2010 By Tim Hull TUCSON, Ariz. (CN) – Arizona has enacted an unconstitutional law that chills speech and will cut 10 percent of the money due to Tucson’s public schools unless the

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Federal appeals court rejects student’s free speech claim over racial slur

donal brown October 21, 2010

Citing the likelihood of substantial disruption, the 2nd Circuit ruled that school authorities acted corrrectly in suspending a student for making a racial slur after a Hispanic student had died in a motorcycle accident. -db First Amendment Center Analysis October 20, 2010 By David L. Hudson Jr. East Hampton, N.Y., public school officials were entitled to qualified immunity for removing a student from school who allegedly made a racial slur that led to substantial disruptions

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Pasadena police review boards fall victim to conflict between transparency and privacy

donal brown October 21, 2010

Unable to resolve the conflict between police privacy rights mandated by the state and the requirements of California’s Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law, the Pasadena police chief suspended three police review boards. -db Pasadena Star-News October 20, 2010 By Brenda Gazzar PASADENA – Police Chief Phillip Sanchez suspended three police review panels after the city attorney said the boards can’t conform to both state open meeting rules and privacy laws that protect police

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Former Chinese leaders call for free speech

donal brown October 19, 2010

A Korean publication says China’s repressive political system is inconsistent with its free market economy and suggests that their leaders should heed the public letter from 23 elderly party members urging free speech and press and freedom of assembly. -db Korea JoongAng Daily Editorial October 18, 2010 Calls for China to release Liu Xiaobo, a dissident recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and allow greater freedom of speech are getting louder. A group of senior

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