Lyle Denniston reports: A gay rights group, renewing its challenge to the military’s “don’t ask/don’t tell” policy against gays in the services, asked the Supreme Court on Friday afternoon to block that ban as the test case over its constitutionality moves on in lower federal courts. Specifically, the Log Cabin Republicans urged the Court to…
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White House Internet privacy committee puts out charter
Cecilia Kang reports: The White Houseâs inter-agency committee on Internet privacy will come up with a white paper and policy and legislative guidelines in its two-year term, according to a charter statement (pdf). White House Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra, Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and Senior Adviser on Technology Philip Wiser said the group…
Court keeps military ban on gays during appeal
Steve Gorman reports: A federal appeals court on Monday ordered the U.S. military’s ban on openly gay troops to remain in place while the Obama administration challenges a lower-court opinion declaring the “don’t ask, don’t tell” law unconstitutional. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals effectively ruled that the ban should remain in effect for…
FCC taking on cyberbullying in schools
Jasmin Melvin reports: Schools receiving subsidies for Internet service will have to teach students about the perils of cyberbullying and the responsible use of social networking sites, the U.S. telecommunications regulator said on Friday. Cyberbullying “happens when teens use the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to send or post text or images intended to…