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Judge Kozinski, controversial conservative and free speech supporter, to speak at Oct. 18 Assembly

[…] controversial--jurist Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals (for the Ninth Circuit), will be the featured speaker at CFAC's 2008 Free Speech and Open Government Assembly at UC Berkeley. He will speak on Saturday, Oct 18. Judge Kozinski, appointed to the Court of Appeals by President Reagan (when Kozinski was all […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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FAC, ACLU Letter in Support of Tuolumne County’s Proposed Repeal of Public Records Fee Ordinance

[…] the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code, which allows the county to charge for staff time to search for, compile, and deliver records in response to California Public Records Act requests. The letter notes that while the county says it has not charged fees since 2019, the fees are unlawful and the ordinance should be repealed […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
February 5, 2024
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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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Media Coalition Asks Court to Unseal Search Warrant Targeting Protesters Kept Under Seal for Two Years

[…] Years FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Updated: The court on Nov. 10 granted the motion to unseal but delayed release of the records pending further proceedings. LOS ANGELES —California government watchdog group First Amendment Coalition and independent news organization Knock LA this week are asking a court to unseal a two-year-old search warrant obtained by the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 19, 2022
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Is County Transit’s denial of our ads based on content, violating free speech?

[…] that it views as an "issues" advertisement, or non-commercial ad, would withstand constitutional scrutiny. 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.
- Free Expression
September 18, 2015
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FAC holds live and virtual events to tackle some of the most pressing free speech, free press and government transparency issues of the day. Events are free, on-the-record and open to all. Sign up to get invitations to upcoming events.

July 3, 2024
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Refusing Censorship: A High School Paper’s Fight For Press Freedom

[…] News. Ginny LaRoe directs the First Amendment Coalition’s educational and advocacy programs focused on advancing and defending free speech, a free press, and a more open and accountable government. She joined FAC, a California nonprofit, after more than a decade working as a reporter and editor at newspapers in five states, focusing on policing and […]
- Press Freedom
February 23, 2023
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First Amendment

Can I sue New York City for restricting my religious freedom during the coronavirus pandemic?

[…] health. 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.

July 9, 2020
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Judge Kozinski leads effort to curtail CA’s anti-SLAPP statute

[…] If that were to happen, plaintiffs in cases potentially subject to the anti-SLAPP law-- which covers suits implicating a defendant’s freedom of speech and right to petition government--would file suit in federal court, instead of state court (provided they can meet the requirements for federal jurisdiction). Since defendants have no right to remove a […]
- Press Freedom
April 30, 2013
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CPRA Police Records

Obtaining names of individuals involved in an incident

[…] disciplinary measures, can only get it within the context of filing a lawsuit, and the courts have read this as exempting such files from the Public Records Act. However, at least one decision has ruled under similar circumstances that this should not prevent a newspaper from getting the names of the individuals that were […]

June 14, 2009