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Speech News New bills would bar employers from demanding log-in info Gordon T. Belt First Amendment Center Library Manager Thursday, June 14, 2012 In response to news that employers are increasingly demanding that employees and job applicants disclose their log-in information to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, Congress has introduced measures that, if […]

Stanford Sentenced to 110-Year Term in $7 Billion Ponzi Case Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg News R. Allen Stanford is shown arriving at the courthouse in Houston for sentencing on Thursday. By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Published: June 14, 2012 HOUSTON — R. Allen Stanford, the Texas financier convicted of fleecing 30,000 investors from 113 countries in a $7 […]

Raising Hell:  A Citizen’s Guide To The Fine Art Of Investigation

Legal Guide Welcome to the Citizen Media Law Project’s Legal Guide! This guide addresses the practical issues that you may encounter as you gather information, create new and exciting content, and publish your work online.   It is intended for use by citizen media creators with or without formal legal training, as well as others with […]

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Study shows isolation may lead to corrupt state capitals Former New York Gov. David Paterson. New York, with its comparatively isolated capital of Albany, has also played host to a series of corrupt or tainted governorships, Paterson and his predecessor, Eliot Spitzer, included. (Jim Mcknight, Associated Press / January 1, 2007) ________ By David Lauter […]

Back on October 21st, 2011, The Tallahassee O ran a story regarding the facts coming up in the news today about the State Of Florida violating Federal Law with various procedural barriers for legal obtaining of unemployment compensation.  There are many Floridians being illegally denied unemployment compensation that meet eligibility.  However, the State Rules and […]

The Tally O received this letter from one of our readers.  We personally cannot confirm or deny the statements in this letter below. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Governor Campaign Headquarters at FAMU?? In light of all the attention on FAMU and President Amons, it is time for his staff to take responsibility and resign, in this case Barrack […]

FBI special agent in charge named for Jacksonville Division 11:32 AM, May. 7, 2012  |  Tallahassee Democrat Staff Report The FBI’s Jacksonville Division, which oversees the FBI in north and central Florida, has a new special agent in charge. FBI Director Robert Mueller recently named Michael B. Steinbach to the post. He succeeds James Casey, […]