Is Facebook protected under the First Amendment?
How Facebook decides which stories go into its Trending topics is not the government's concern, but it wouldn't be wise for the company to ignore a congressional request for an explanation of its practices, top media lawyers told CNNMoney. "If Facebook ignores this request they could receive a subpoena, so I suspect they will cooperate," said Stephen Strauss, a former journalist who is now an attorney at Bryan Cave specializing in First Amendment issues. He was referring to a letter sent ..>> view originalPolitics|US Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms
“A school may not require transgender students to use facilities inconsistent with their gender identity or to use individual-user facilities when other students are not required to do so,” according to the letter, a copy of which was provided to The New York Times.A school’s obligation under federal law “to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex requires schools to provide transgender students equal access to educational programs and activities even in circumstances in which other studen..>> view originalClinton abandoned secure line to use home phone, new email shows
New emails released by a conservative watchdog group on Thursday appear to show former Secretary of State Hillary ClintonHillary Rodham ClintonTrump: States should set minimum wage Mark Cuban: Clinton should pick 'someone like me' for VP Biden to host fundraiser for DNC chair MORE directing a top aide to call her via an unsecured phone line when technical troubles prevented a secure phone conversation.“I give up. Call me on my home #,” Clinton told then-chief of staff Cheryl Mills in a February..>> view originalGeorge Zimmerman's gun may still be up for auction
Zimmerman initially listed the weapon on GunBroker, but the website sent out a message Thursday afternoon saying it had rejected the idea. He then tried to sell the gun through United Gun Group, an online marketplace for firearms. It listed the weapon at a starting bid of $5,000, the same as on the previous site.United Gun Group put out a statement Thursday night, saying the gun will not be sold on its site.However, Todd Underwood -- the founder of the group -- later emailed CNN and said an off..>> view originalExclusive: US plans new wave of immigrant deportation raids
WASHINGTON U.S. immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally, according to sources and an internal document seen by Reuters.The operation would likely be the largest deportation sweep targeting immigrant families by the administration of President Barack Obama this year after a similar drive over two days in January that focused on Georgia, Texas, and North..>> view originalDonald Trump disavows longtime butler after he called for Obama to be killed
Anthony Senecal, who served as Trump's butler for 17 years and now takes groups on tours of the presumptive Republican nominee's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday that Obama "should have been taken out by our military and shot as an enemy agent in his first term," according to Mother Jones, which first reported on Senecal's post.Reached for comment by CNN on Thursday, Senecal, 84, confirmed he wrote the post, but disputed one point, "I think I said hung..>> view originalTrial for officer in Gray case continues in Baltimore - Appeal
Posted: Friday, May 13, 2016 12:39 am | Updated: 2:00 am, Fri May 13, 2016. Trial for officer in Gray case continues in Baltimore Associated Press | BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors will call more witnesses Friday in the trial for Officer Edward Nero, one of the Baltimore police officers facing charges stemming from Freddie Gray's arrest and subsequent death. Gray died April 19 o..>> view originalTrump, Ryan tout unity in wake of meeting
"While we were honest about our few differences, we recognize that there are also many important areas of common ground," Trump and Ryan said in a joint statement. "We will be having additional discussions, but remain confident there's a great opportunity to unify our party and win this fall, and we are totally committed to working together to achieve that goal." Ryan, speaking with reporters during his weekly press briefing, sought to portray his openness to Trump, despite withholding his endor..>> view originalTrump says Washington Post owner Bezos has 'huge antitrust problem'
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lashed out at Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos Thursday, claiming that the founder of Amazon.com was using the newspaper as a tool to influence corporate tax policy. "Every hour we're getting calls from reporters from The Washington Post asking ridiculous questions," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "And I will tell you, this is owned as a toy by Jeff Bezos ... Amazon is getting away with murder, tax-wise. He's using The Washington Post for power..>> view originalCongress OKs bill to allow female pilots' ashes at Arlington
Congress has sent President Barack Obama a bill that would allow female World War II pilots known as WASPs to continue placing their ashes at Arlington National Cemetery. The House approved the bill Wednesday hours after it cleared the Senate by voice vote. The legislation won broad support from Republicans and Democrats. "It's been just 19 weeks since the Army's decision to kick out our pioneering female World War II pilots was brought to light, and we've been fighting ever since," said Rep. M..>> view original
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