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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes David Loy as Legal Director

    […] deep experience, keen legal mind and passion for the First Amendment make him ideally suited to oversee FACโ€™s growing legal workโ€”and to expand that work to meet new threats," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "We could not ask for aย  colleague better prepared to lead FACโ€™s strategic litigation program into the future. We […]

    February 16, 2022

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    First Amendment

    Can my High School Principal ban “furry culture” tails on campus?

    […] "Tails" are a clothing accessory worn by those who identify with "furry" culture. Our tails are a form of expression, a way of saying "Hey, we're furries and we're proud. This tail represents my personality shape-wise and color-wise. There are many like it, but this one is mine." Is my tail covered by theย First […]

    March 25, 2016

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    CPRA

    Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased

    […] individuals whose cause of death was attributed to COVID-19 on the grounds that releasing that data would violate health information privacy rules under HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). I do not want a list of information for each individual. I want to aggregate data on demographics. I understand HIPPA protects the individually […]

    October 30, 2020

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    Will All Judges Who Have Viewed Porn Please Stand Up?

    […] or photos to view. Although Kozinski is a public figure, he has done nothing in his public life to invite this scrutiny of his private life. Former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had, as a prosecutor, aggressively pursued prostitutes and their customers. Senator Larry Craig, before getting busted for soliciting sex in a public […]

    June 3, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Former FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer Awarded Society of Professional Journalists Career Achievement Prize

    […] this area is surpassed only by his creative and tireless advocacy for the First Amendment." Before leading FAC, Scheer served as editor and publisher of The Recorder newspaper in San Francisco, publisher of Legal Times in Washington, DC, and CEO of the legal information site law.com. ย He also practiced appellate law for many years […]

    February 22, 2017

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    FAC News Press Release

    ProPublica Staffers Win 2018 FAC Award for โ€œTrump Town” Investigative Series

    The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipient of its 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award is the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica, selected for its extensive use of public records to increase transparency around political appointees at the highest levels of government. This yearโ€™s award goes to ProPublica staffers Derek Kravitz, Al […]

    November 28, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

    […] no more seats. We knew they were lying and we have a police office on video lying to us as we knew there were plenty of seats open. I filed a complaint and the police department "investigated" and determined that the officer did nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, […]

    February 12, 2018

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    Blog

    Will mainstream media match Wikileaks’ technology for receiving leaked documents anonymously and securely? Not likely.

    BY PETER SCHEER---Ever since Wikileaks became a household word, traditional news media have had every reason to try to replicate its technology for receiving leaked documents, via the internet, on an anonymous and secure basis. Traditional media may be at war with Julian Assange and disagree fundamentally with his methods in vetting and disseminating […]

    May 14, 2011