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  • Latest News

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    Firestorm started by Vietnamese newspaper shows both owners and demonstrators in need of free speech remedial training

    […] employees, advertisers and anyone else attempting to do business with Nguoi Viet Daily. And the protests continue after more than four months. The newspaper's response? Instead of standing up to the censorious mob of disaffected readers, it apologized for the offending article, recalled the entire Lunar New Year edition of the paper, and even […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Transcript: Protest & Pushback

    […] detained, arrested and injured journalists in unprecedented numbers. Across the country, a new wave of anti-protest measures were debated in state legislatures. We spoke to journalists and advocates about their own experiences watching a historic moment unfold to understand the role of the First Amendment in social justice movements. Through their lenses, we look […]

    December 6, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Redaction of investigative report

    […] a third party would not have the ability to obtain these documents under the Public Records Act, as they would likely be exempt, nor would you have standing to bring suit against the attorney for any breach of duty in failing to disclose the results of the investigation. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel […]

    August 12, 2014

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    Feedback from recent column, “Snowden Go Home”

    […] a free and democratic society. Another difference, of course, is that Ellsberg did stand trial (although, fortuitously, the prosecution was aborted due to misconduct by the Nixon administration). Other readers of my column took issue with my assertion that Snowden, if he surrenders to US authorities, would receive a fair trial. Several people noted, […]

    August 15, 2014

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    The U.S. is alone among western democracies in protecting “hate speech.” Chalk it up to a healthy fear of government censorship.

    […] fundamentally different views about the role of free speech in a democracy. France, hardly an intolerant or autocratic country, imposes criminal fines for racial epithets, Holocaust-denial, anti-immigrant advocacy and other forms of "hate speech." And the French are not alone. To varying degrees, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada--liberal democracies, all--enforce […]

    March 14, 2011

  • Events

    Inside The Fight For Public Records

    […] and pursue important accountability journalism. Hear from current and former newspaper staff members Shiloh Johnston, Li Khan, Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, and Leo Premnath-Ray, along with journalism instructor and adviser Eleni Economides Gastis. FAC Staff The open-government experts of the First Amendment Coalition will provide a tutorial on how to get started with your own records […]

    January 31, 2024

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    The Powerful anti-SOPA protests show why corporations, too, need First Amendment rights

    BY PETER SCHEER---Successful technology firms pride themselves on their capacity to disrupt the established order. The reference is usually to a technological advance that poses an existential threat to an entrenched industry or way of doing business. Think of Apple Computer's impact on the cellphone and music industries, Google on the sale and delivery […]

    January 20, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    School Board Agenda Packets Availability

    I have a question about access to school board agenda packets. My under standing is that districts only need to notice a meeting 48 hours in advance, but that school board packets become public record as soon as they're sent to the trustees. The school district that I cover has asked that I wait […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Police Records

    What is legality of reporting on contents of leaked documents?

    […] seems that the documents you have obtained are related to this issue. 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.

    November 8, 2016

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    Federal judge’s order shutting down wikileaks.org, a whistleblower website, is 1st Amendment travesty

    […] focus toward China. From alt/pop musician Bjork lending her support to the Free Tibet movement while recently performing in Shanghai, to Steven Spielberg stepping down as artistic adviser of the Beijing Games citing objections to China’s ties to the Sudanese government, many see this as an opportune moment to put pressure on the People’s […]

    June 3, 2009