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Is Use of Twitter Logo in Political Parody Artwork Protected by the First Amendment?

A vendor is refusing to fulfill an order of artwork that parodies Trump because it includes the Twitter logo. Is the use of the Twitter logo for political parody protected by the First Amendment? If not how best should I proceed in persuading the vendor to print the artwork?

June 21, 2018
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June 12, 2024
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Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

[…] state as part of FAC's expanded litigation initiative. Alexander, a former FAC Board member, has 25 years experience in first amendment and access matters, including litigation for news media and other clients to obtain access to public records, meetings, courtrooms and judicial records under the California Public Records Act, the Ralph M. Brown Act, […]

March 9, 2010
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CPRA

Do legal fees count under pending litigation CPRA exemption?

My records request for the documents showing how much money the county has spent on a current and ongoing lawsuit. The County states that the information revealing the total money spent is privileged because the case is in active litigation. It would appear to me that no privileged information concerning the case would be […]

February 4, 2014
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Brown Act

Community College Senates, the Brown Act, and Secret Ballots

I am a member of a College Academic Senate, a body of 15 elected faculty members representing the faculty at large and governed by open meeting regulations, including the Brown Act. The Senate violated the Brown Act by conducting a secret ballot and a group of faculty brought a petition for a referendum vote by […]

June 14, 2009
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What it Costs to Fight Government Secrecy | A Message from David Snyder

Dear Friends, If you’ve been following my messages throughout the year, you know that FAC has broken new ground in 2021 in our fight to protect a free press and the public’s right to know. We’ve forced government agencies to unseal thousands of pages of previously secret records. We’ve armed journalists and lawyers with […]

November 22, 2021
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First Amendment Social Media

Can I Sue Facebook For Censoring Me?

Facebook censored my comments then blocked me for 30 days. I want to take them to court

April 24, 2022
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First Amendment

Can Home Owners’ Association Prohibit Political Signage?

[…] in a large community governed by a Home Owners’ Association (HOA). It recently passed a regulation that restricts political signs to 6 days prior to an election and 15 days after. This violates the recent Supreme Court ruling in Reed vs Gilbert, but it is unclear if this applies to an HOA. I’d like […]

January 19, 2021
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Brown Act

Inaccurate agenda information at County Board meeting

Is it a Brown Act violation to intentionally provide false information on the agenda, agenda description, or supporting documents provided with the agenda for a County Board meeting?

April 15, 2016
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First Amendment Social Media

Is it a First Amendment violation when Twitter Suspends My Account for “Hate Speech”

I've had a Twitter account for at least five years. My account was suspended recently for supposed "hate" speech, and has now been permanently closed. I appealed the decision without success. While I have written sharply worded tweets, I deny that any of them were "hate" speech, and in general believe that it's a […]

March 23, 2020