49er Bryant charged with reckless driving, DUI, resisting arrest

By Ari Burack, Bay City News Service

 

November 21, 2006

SAN MATEO (BCN) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant was arrested Sunday night on charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence and resisting arrest after San Mateo police officers pulled him over for allegedly speeding on U.S. Highway 101, San Mateo police Capt. Kevin Raffaelli said today.

According to police, shortly before midnight Sunday a San Mateo police officer entering northbound U.S. Highway 101 near Whipple Avenue in Redwood City saw a 2005 Lamborghini speed past him "at well over 100 miles per hour,'' Raffaelli said.

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California supreme court ruling reaffirms consitutional free speech protections

Photo(s) by Luke Thomas

By Julia Cheever, Bay City News Service

 

November 20, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - The California Supreme Court ruled today that people who use the Internet to post information that originated from another source can't be sued for defamation in the republished information.

The court said unanimously that the federal Communications Decency Act of 1996 protects Internet users from being held liable for information that is republished from another source.

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Doctor may appeal California supreme court ruling

By Julia Cheever, Bay City News Service

 

November 20, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (BCN) - A lawyer for a Canadian doctor said today his client is considering a U.S. Supreme Court appeal of a California high court ruling barring his libel lawsuit against an activist who posted another person's comment on the Internet.

Christopher Grell, an Oakland attorney representing physician Terry Polevoy, said no decision has been made on whether to seek U.S. Supreme Court review, but said, "We're looking at that right now.

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