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First Amendment

Protesting on school grounds

[…] public fora. See ACLU v. City of Las Vegas, 333 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2003). "Public fora have achieved a special status in our law; the government must bear an extraordinarily heavy burden to regulate speech in such locales." Grossman v. City of Portland, 33 F.3d 1200, 1204 (9th Cir. 1995). In order […]

June 14, 2009
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[…] this time. Volunteer Opportunities If you are an attorney with practical experience in our core areas — which include the California Public Records Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, defending subpoenaed journalists, and various First Amendment topics — and you are looking for pro-bono opportunities, please send an email to Legal Director David Loy, […]

July 3, 2024
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First Amendment

Collecting petitions in public spaces

[…] Soc. for Krishna Consciousness, Inc. v. New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority, 691 F.2d 155, 159 (3d Cir. 1982), citied in H-CHH Associates v. Citizens for Representative Government, 193 Cal. App. 3d 1193, 1220-21 (1987) (allowing shopping center subject to Pruneyard to ban monetary solicitation as a reasonable time, place and manner regulation). As […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Can a newspaper be sued for the content of a letter to the editor?

[…] with you, as we have many years of experience with these types of lawsuits. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

August 14, 2015
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FAC Opposes Bill that Could Hinder Public Access to Meetings

FAC joined a coalition of civic groups to oppose California Assembly Bill 361, which would allow local governments to operate with less openness and evade transparency requirements of the Brown Act during a locally declared emergency. Read our coalition's letter in opposition to AB 361. Track AB 361.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
April 2, 2021
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Newsgathering

Can CSU lobby for laws that boost their budget?

[…] any restrictions on lobbying activity by public agencies, like the CSU, or any of its public entities. Indeed, California law generally allows lobbying by local and state governmental units. (Please note that a federal law, the Hatch Act, does restrict the ability of local governmental employees whose activities are supported by federal funds from […]

December 23, 2012
Cases

FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

FAC joined freelance journalist Victoria Law, nonprofit news organization The Appeal, and the ACLU of Northern California in moving to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the landmark class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons in 2023.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 12, 2024
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CPRA

Can I Obtain A Copy of A Zoning Complaint Filed Against Me?

[…] Primer. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

August 11, 2020
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FAC’s Peter Scheer to speak at May 8 public records litigation seminar

[…] take before bringing a lawsuit in a public records case? This question will be the focus of discussion for FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer and other top government-access legal specialists participating in the Public Records Act Litigation Seminar, Wed., May 8 in San Francisco. The seminar is designed for public and private attorneys who […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
April 26, 2013
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CPRA

The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and Public Records

[…] worried they will try to keep all of the investigative records private. Even the lab tests looking at the DNA of the E. coli - these were government tests done in the public interest with taxpayer money (and so should belong to the people of California) but you could also make the case that […]

June 14, 2009