Photograph of One of the Uninhabited Islands between the Southern Coast and the Florida Keys. (Photo credit: The U.S. National Archives)

“The protections of the First Amendment do not turn on whether the defendant was a trained journalist”

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that a blogger shouldn’t be treated any differently from a traditional journalist in a defamation case.
“The protections of the First Amendment do not turn on whether the defendant was a trained journalist, formally affiliated with traditional news entities, engaged in conflict-of-interest disclosure, went beyond just assembling others’ writings, or tried to get both sides of a story,” wrote Judge Andrew Hurwitz. ”As the Supreme Court has accurately warned, a First Amendment distinction between the institutional press and other speakers is unworkable.”

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well put

And if he had kept quiet, who would he have been protecting? Not the American people. http://bit.ly/1aZ5tMI ‪#‎WaronWhistleblowers‬ ‪#‎whistleblower‬ ‪#‎Snowden‬

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For every 1 terrorist hit by a drone strike, 50 civilians are killed. That statistic is unacceptable. Lend your voice to the conversation: http://bit.ly/1byVOtQ For more of Russell Brand's article in The Guardian --> http://bit.ly/IdhwM9

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Let's see how much longer they can keep hiding it...!?

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They'll have to use this trick at Old Trafford soon lol!

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Vitamin D Reduces Pain in People with Fibromyalgia

Taking vitamin D supplements may alleviate chronic pain in people with fibromyalgia who have low levels of the vitamin, according to a new study from Austria. Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome suffer from

California governor declares drought emergency

By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown declared a drought emergency on Friday, a move that will allow the parched state to seek federal aid as it grapples with what could turn out to be the driest year in recorded state

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Cincinnati Water Works shut down the Ohio River intake valves overnight after traces of a chemical released in West Virginia were detected last night: Story: http://on.wlwt.com/L5827e

Power Plants Pollute Water From Arsenic to Zinc

EPA: Fossil fuel power plants put 50 million pounds of toxic pollutants in waters each year

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Since the passage of NAFTA, 5 million Americans have lost manufacturing jobs. We cannot make the same mistake with the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). That is why we cannot allow Congress to pass "fast track" authority. ‪#‎tbt‬