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Journalist gains access to FBI records on Ronald Reagan

donal brown March 8, 2012

A federal judge ruled a journalist could have access to an FBI document relating to what the journalist claims is former president Ronald Reagan’s work as an FBI informant before he ran for president. The journalist says that the FBI helped Reagan in his political career and argued that the  FBI’s file on Reagan could not have been made with any legitimate law enforcement purpose. -db From the Courthouse News Service, March 8, 2012, by

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Maryland bill would bar colleges from monitoring athletes’ social media posts

donal brown February 28, 2012

The Maryland legislature is considering a law preventing colleges from requiring athletes to allow school administrators to monitor their messages and posts on the social media. Questions arise over the constitutionality of colleges funded by the government interfering with the free speech rights of students. -db From a commentary for the Citizens Media Law Project, February 23, 2012, by Eric P. Robinson Full story  

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Federal appeals court rules government can withhold mug shots

donal brown February 28, 2012

The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the federal government does not have to release pretrial mug shots under the Freedom of Information Act. The court rejected the argument that releasing the mug shots would serve public oversight interests. -db From the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, February 22, 2012, by Haley Behre. Full story  

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Iran intensifies attacks on Internet traffic

donal brown February 13, 2012

Using the Internet can be dangerous in Iran and recently the government has increasingly blocked and filtered traffic. The measure are thought to be part of a process of moving to a national Halal Internet excluding the world-wide net, blocking all foreign sites and restricting users to state-approved content. -db From a commentary for the Electronic Freedom Foundation, February 11, 2012, by Eva Galperin. Full story

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California: Long Beach must disclose names of police officers involved in shootings

donal brown February 8, 2012

A California appeals court ruled that cities cannot withhold the name of a police officer involved in shootings unless they provide evidence of a specific threat against the officer. The judge said it’s common practice to identify officers and there was a strong public interest in knowing who was involved in shootings. -db From the San Francisco Chronicle, February 8, 2012, by John Wildermuth. Full story  

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