Local blogger sued for defamation
The North County Times reports: Saying that comments posted on a local blog have defamed him, a Murrieta man filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in what his attorney calls “a […]
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WikiLeaks is back
Yahoo! News reports: A federal judge who shuttered the renegade Web site Wikileaks.org reversed the decision Friday and allowed the site to re-open in the United States. In mid-February, U.S. […]
Michigan Supreme Court orders release of Detroit Mayor’s documents
The NY Times reports: The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a trove of documents that revealed how Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick of Detroit and city lawyers […]
ACLU and EFF seek to intervene in \”wikileaks.org\” case
The ACLU has issued this press release: The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Northern California and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) last night filed a motion to intervene […]
Lawsuit over leaked decapatiation photos moves one step closer to jury trial
The OC Register reports: A judge Monday allowed a lawsuit to proceed against a California Highway Patrol dispatcher in a high-profile case about graphic accident photos leaked onto the Internet. […]
The First Amendment does not protect members of the public who insult their city council
The First Amendment Center reports: A federal judge in Missouri has rejected the First Amendment claims of a man removed from Kirkwood City Council meetings for \”repetitive, personal, virulent attacks\” […]
Trade group seeks to enjoin federal lobbying and ethics law
AP News reports: The National Association of Manufacturers is suing the government over the new federal lobbying and ethics law, contending it jeopardizes its members’ First Amendment rights. The trade […]
California Court affirms right of internet poster’s anonymity
Reuters reports: A California appeals court on Wednesday said an anonymous Internet poster does not have to reveal his identity after being sued for making “scathing verbal attacks” against executives […]
The intersection of the First Amendment and Homeland Security
The Associated Press reports: A computer science student who unwittingly created an airport bomb scare by wearing a blinking circuit board attached to her shirt had a First Amendment right […]
Ninth Circuit affirms firing of police officer who ran sex website
The First Amendment Center reports: A former Chandler, Ariz., police officer’s First Amendment rights were not violated when he was fired for running a sexually explicit Web site with his […]
Romantics sue makers of ‘Guitar Hero’ game over sound-alike song
CNET news reports: Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but try telling that to The Romantics. The new-wave rock band has filed a lawsuit against Guitar Hero game […]
\”The most comprehensive illegal domestic spying program in history\”
BetaNews.com reports: Bringing his claims to Capitol Hill for the first time, former AT&T network technician Mark Klein appeared yesterday at a press conference to reiterate his astonishing claim: AT&T […]