California open government roundup: Appeals court rules for blogger who was ordered to stop publishing
The California Fourth District Court of Appeals reversed a ruling by a superior court judge that prevented a blogger from publishing Fullerton city hall documents regarding police misconduct. The blogger, Joshua Ferguson, and a colleague obtained the records from the city’s Dropbox Account. The city called the records “stolen.” The appeals court blocked the lower court order while it considers the case. As FAC’s David Snyder has explained, such prior restraint is unconstitutional. (Voice of