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ACLU report affirms ‘net neutrality’ as key free speech issue of our time

donal brown October 19, 2010

A report by the American Civil Liberties Union urges the Federal Communications Commission to act aggressively to prevent powerful companies from exploiting the Internet for commercial gain and compromising the Internet as a free speech forum. -db American Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 19, 2010 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Protecting the Internet against content discrimination by broadband carriers is crucial to protecting First Amendment rights in the age of modern technology, the American Civil Liberties

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WikiLeaks slams Wired in denying plans to release Iraq war documents

donal brown October 19, 2010

A Wired reporter says the publication stands by its story based on interviews with former WikiLeaks employees that WikiLeaks is preparing to release a database of nearly 40,000 Iraq military documents. -db Wired Commentary October 18, 2010 By Kevin Poulsen We interrupt our regular coverage to address a rare dispatch from WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that crossed the WikiLeaks Twitter feed this morning. In it, Assange slams Wired.com, and this writer in particular, for what

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Federal appeals court to rehear case on day laborers’ right to solicit

donal brown October 19, 2010

The full panel of judges of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider a ruling that police in Redondo Beach, California can arrests day laborers soliciting work on sidewalks and medians. -db Courthouse News Service October 18, 2010 (CN) – The 9th Circuit has agreed to reconsider its June ruling that police in Redondo Beach, Calif., can arrest day laborers who solicit work from people in cars. The Comite de Jornaleros de Redondo Beach

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Feds agree to allow photos outside federal courthouses

donal brown October 19, 2010

In a settlement with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the federal government agreed that the public had a right to take photos in public spaces outside federal buildings. -db New York Civil Liberties Union Press Release October 18, 2010 In settling a lawsuit filed by the New York Civil Liberties Union, the federal government today recognized the public’s right to take photographs and record videos in public spaces outside federal courthouses throughout the nation.

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Supreme Court allows partial access to court filings of case involving pain medication

donal brown October 19, 2010

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the public could review the court proceedings and issues involved in a Kansas suit over alleged unlawful prescription of pain relief medication. -db The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press October 18, 2010 By Derek Green The United States Supreme Court today denied the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’ motion to intervene in a pending case but allowed a redacted version of the petitioners’ request for

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