John Bresnahan reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has rejected a Senate plan to include amendments to the Patriot Act in a larger Pentagon funding bill covering the soaring cost of the war in Afghanistan, arguing that to do so would lead to a “revolt on the left,” according to Democratic insiders. Pelosi’s decision, announced…
School Can’t Record Audio in Special-Ed Classrooms
Jeff Gorman reports: An Illinois appeals court shot down a school district’s plan to place audio-recording equipment in special-education classrooms, saying it would violate a state eavesdropping law. Denise Plock and three other parents sued Freeport School District No. 145 to stop its plan to install the audio recorders. The district decided to install audio-recording…
Google lawyers begin closing arguments in Italian trial
Philip Willan reports on the trial of four Google executives in Milan. The case stems from a video depicting harassment of a disabled youth that was uploaded to Google Video and that was not pulled until two months after it was uploaded. Google claims it removed the video as soon as it was made aware…
Can copyrighting your name keep it out of the news?
Josh Verges reports: A former lawmaker convicted of raping his foster daughters says news media are no longer allowed to use his name without his permission. Ted Klaudt sent notices to the Argus Leader and several other news outlets claiming he has copyrighted his own name. Reporters were told to ask his permission 20 days…