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    Your First Amendment Rights and Press Freedom on Election Day 

    […] theACLU(available in English and Spanish) The Disinfo Defense Toolkitfor organizers and advocates byPEN America United States Journalism Emergency Fundby theInternational Women's Media Foundationin partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies KEEP OUR RESOURCES FREE FAC's open- government guides, Legal Hotline and other resources are free and available to all thankstosupporters like you. Considermaking a tax-deductible donationto FACtoday.

    November 3, 2020

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    CPRA

    CA Police Deny CPRA Request on Six-Month Old Case

    […] others. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

    April 11, 2018

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    FAC Receives $30K Grant from Central Valley Foundation — and $10K Matching Opportunity

    […] generous gift," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "This grant will allow us to continue and expand our fight for speech and press freedoms, public access to government records and meetings, and civic engagement." FAC’s recent groundbreaking work includes itsefforts in defense of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, who was raided by San Francisco police […]

    September 12, 2019

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    Yahoo!’s Neil Budde Joins CFAC Board

    […] Voters Education Committee, and Dan Day, Managing Editor for the Modesto Bee. CFAC, with offices in San Rafael CA, is dedicated to advancing free speech and open- government rights. A membership organization, CFAC's activities include educational and informational programs, a Legal Hotline service, participation in "test case" litigation to enhance First Amendment rights for […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Advocacy Blog

    Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.

    […] apply to the subpoenas of federal courts and federal grand juries: a big gap in coverage that inevitably restricts news reporting on controversial matters involving the federal government. News of the Obama Justice Department's overzealous investigation of leaks to the press--in particular, leaks of information to the Associated Press and to James Rosen of […]

    September 17, 2013

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    First Amendment

    Rights threatened by trade associations for voicing opposition to bill they favor

    […] let the legislature know that not all members of these groups support the legislation. 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.

    November 11, 2013

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    First Amendment

    Can I Sue A Newspaper Over Censoring a Paid-For Obituary?

    […] (1999). 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 26, 2020

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    First Amendment

    How do I find court rulings against stores that block petitioners?

    […] no violation of the First Amendment in denying plaintiff the right to collect signatures.). 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.

    July 19, 2012

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    CPRA

    Requested Email Failed to Disclose BCC Recipients

    […] exemption. 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.

    November 12, 2018

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Fights Secret Hearings in Death Penalty Case

    […] remote access, e.g. audio or video streaming, to safely accommodate those who wish to exercise their First Amendment rights. FAC, a California nonprofit organization that advocates for government transparency and public participation in civic affairs, is standing in for the public and press in the Cruz case. This is not FAC’s first fight for […]

    September 28, 2020