Tue May 30, 2006 4:53 PM ET
By James Vicini WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A closely divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that government whistle-blowers are not protected by free-speech rights when they face employer discipline for trying to expose possible misconduct at work.
By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled against a California prosecutor who said he was demoted, denied a promotion and transferred for trying to expose a lie by a county sheriff's deputy in a search-warrant affidavit. Comment: The effects of loading the US Supreme Court with fascist Christian extremists is now being felt. Voilà! Your right to freedom of speech is now subservient to your role as a cog in the machine.
It's official. |
Wednesday May 31, 2006 8:01 AM
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Police fired pepper spray as about 150 anti-war protesters tried to enter the Port of Olympia amid demonstrations against the shipment of Army equipment to Iraq. Twenty-two people were arrested Tuesday, officials said.
All of those arrested were taken to Thurston County Jail for investigation of criminal trespassing. No one was seriously injured, sheriff's Capt. Brad Watkins said. |
Last Updated Tue, 30 May 2006 15:05:59 EDT
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By Declan McCullagh
Staff Writer, CNET News.com May 30, 2006 In a radical departure from earlier statements, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has said that requiring Internet service providers to save records of their customers' online activities is necessary in the fight against terrorism, CNET News.com has learned.
Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller privately met with representatives of AOL, Comcast, Google, Microsoft and Verizon last week and said that Internet providers--and perhaps search engines--must retain data for two years to aid in anti-terrorism prosecutions, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday. "We want this for terrorism," Gonzales said, according to one person familiar with the discussion. Gonzales' earlier position had only emphasized how mandatory data retention would help thwart child exploitation. |
By ELIZABETH LeSURE
Associated Press Wed May 31, 2006 NEW YORK - Justice Department employees involved in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Sept. 11 detainees must disclose whether they know of any government monitoring of conversations between the detainees and their attorneys, a judge ruled Tuesday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven Gold ruled in response to a motion by the Center for Constitutional Rights, a human rights group representing the detainees. It filed the motion after the public disclosure in December of a secret government program that allowed investigators to eavesdrop on international communications between Americans and people suspected of terrorist ties. |
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www.chinaview.cn 2006-05-31 11:50:07
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- The Pentagon had postponed its plan to detonate a 700-ton explosive in the Nevada desert amid fears of its environmental impact, according the Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Pentagon agency said the plan, dubbed "Divine Strake," had sparked protests from Nevada residents who feared the test would harm the local environment. |
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May 30, 2006 A controversial Spanish version of the US national anthem was given its first live performance at Ellis Island -- the former immigration gateway to the United States.
"We chose Ellis Island because of the obvious symbolism it has for the whole American immigrant experience," said New York-based British music producer Adam Kidron. Kidron, 46, provoked a heated debate last month when his recording label, Urban Box Office (UBO), released "Nuestro Himno" (Our Anthem), a Spanish version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" which he hoped would become a rallying song for protest marches against immigration reform. |
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