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Wikileaks didn’t just happen. It exists because journalists have lost control over their information.

[…] the Times' articles, which inevitably invite comparison to the "Pentagon Papers" of an earlier generation and an earlier war, were supplied to the Times not by a government source, but by wikileaks.org, a shadowy and stateless website specializing in publishing sensitive records leaked anonymously from the files of governments and corporations. Why wikileaks? If […]
- Press Freedom
July 29, 2010
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Newsgathering

Do reporters have to sign in at public schools?

[…] that people who are not pupils, parents, or employees of a public school, and who are not required by their employment to be at a public school, must leave the school if requested to do so by the principal or the designee of the principal. A request that someone leave the school can only […]

June 14, 2009
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Pending Workman compensation claims

The answer to your question depends on where the claims are filed. If they are filed with a governmental agency, then the claims themselves would be considered public while they are pending. See Poway Unified School District v. Superior Court, 62 Cal. App. 4th 1496 (1998) (tort claim submitted to school district was a […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Groups Urge Fresno County to Reject Book Ban

[…] children’s books and other materials with allegedly "age-inappropriate content" off-limits to anyone under 18 without "parental or guardian consent." As the letter states, the resolution "transforms the government into both nanny and censor while perverting the public’s civil liberties. The government has no business interfering with the decisions of young people and their families […]
- Free Expression
November 7, 2023
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Court Records

CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why

[…] the courts. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and freedom of speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representations. I apologize for the long delay in responding to your inquiry.

April 13, 2012
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First Amendment Social Media

School District dictatorial about student use of social media, texting

[…] to write to the school administrators reminding them of the students’ First Amendment rights. 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.

June 15, 2015
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If I painted a message on a building I own, can I be charged for creating illegal graffiti?

[…] public forums is protected by the First Amendment and can only be restricted if a high standard is met. In either a traditional or designated public forum, the government may restrict the time, place and manner of the speech through reasonable regulations, as long as enforcement is content neutral. Content-neutral restrictions are those that are both […]

October 12, 2015
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Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show

[…] department’s extreme overreach here, the more the city’s violation of California and federal law becomes obvious. There must be accountability, at the highest levels of San Francisco government, for this trampling on journalists’ rights. Judge East on July 18 ordered police to publicly release the search warrant application, which police used to collect call […]
- Press Freedom
July 23, 2019
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Court Records

How Can LA County Superior Court’s Website Charge a Non-Refundable Fee to Search the Database?

[…] actual documents other than in person. It seems like they may be overcharging based on the costs of maintaining records and supplying them for free to other government agencies. Has anyone ever requested statement of costs from the court. It seems particularly egregious to charge such a fee when the only other option to […]

April 21, 2022
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E-Filing of Campaign Finance Data,0

[…] for it to redact the addresses in the online version. I am not aware of any particular authority that would support this position, however, and the position does not seem to make a great deal of sense where making the information available online would seem to entail less cost and work for the government agency.

June 14, 2009