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FAC Lawsuit Prompts Disclosure of Records Alleging Misconduct by Milpitas City Official

FAC October 26, 2017

The City of Milpitas has released a trove of previously undisclosed documents alleging serious misconduct by a recently departed city manager— records the city refused to release until after the First Amendment Coalition sued Milpitas under the California Public Records Act. FAC first requested the records in May, and sued the following month after Milpitas refused to disclose them. On Wednesday evening, the city released the more than 100 pages of documents to FAC— less than 15

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Trump and the First Amendment – David Snyder interviewed on WNYC’s “On the Media”

FAC October 16, 2017

President Trump has again taken to Twitter to threaten the media, including a tweet suggesting NBC should lose its broadcasting license, resurfacing concerns about his understanding of, and respect for, the First Amendment. FAC Executive Director David Snyder discussed the real-world effects of Trump’s rhetoric with host Bob Garfield on WNYC’s “On the Media.” Click play button to hear: “How To Respond When Trump Threatens The First Amendment” [su_audio url=”https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/otm101317_cms804300_pod.mp3″ width=”50%”]

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FAC Partners with Artists United to Provide Legal Help to Artists Nationwide

FAC October 11, 2017

The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a partnership with Artists United to provide AU members – artists working in all media across the nation – with legal help on First Amendment issues through FAC’s Legal Hotline service. The Legal Hotline is a legal consultation service available on FAC’s website. Users submit legal questions using FAC’s online form. The questions are answered by lawyers—all experts in First Amendment and media law—at Bryan Cave, a

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FAC Prompts Disclosure of California Governor Jerry Brown’s Social Media ‘Block Lists’

FAC September 26, 2017

The First Amendment Coalition today released documents from California Governor Jerry Brown showing that he blocked more than 1,500 individual accounts on his Twitter and Facebook accounts–a practice that excluded those people from participating in a vital forum for political discussion and debate surrounding the state’s highest elected official. In releasing the documents to FAC, the Governor’s office said Brown does not “currently block or mute any Twitter or Facebook account.”  The Governor’s office did

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Amicus Briefs Digest, Sept. 2017

FAC September 26, 2017

Here are amicus briefs and/or letters FAC has either authored or joined since the last report: Amicus Briefs Authored By FAC Callaghan v. West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission: FAC authored an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court imposing draconian penalties on a candidate for judicial office for statements he made during a political campaign. The Philadelphia firm of Schnader Harrison prepared

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