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  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can a school limit a teacher’s speech?

    […] 547 U.S. at 417-21. As the Supreme Court has said, "when public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes, and the Constitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline." Garcetti, 547 U.S. at 421. Your state is part of the U.S. […]

    April 1, 2025

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    Blog

    I Sued My University for Public Records. Here’s What I Learned.

    I shouldn’t have had to sue my own university for public records. I’m a journalist for Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s student-run newspaper. In my time here, I’ve covered unpaid overtime for student workers during orientation. I reported on Joseph Castro’s appointment to Cal Poly. I investigated how Cal Poly approached sexual […]

    March 20, 2025

  • Cases

    Newsgathering

    Thompson v. Spitzer

    This amicus letter argues law professor Andrea Roth is protected by the reporter shield law and First Amendment against a subpoena issued by the Orange County District Attorney's office for sources she spoke to for a 2019 law review article about a controversial DNA collection program. CLOSED

    January 7, 2025

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    Blog

    An Early Win in a New First Amendment Lawsuit

    […] penalties against people who publish any information related to a sealed arrest record, regardless of how the information was acquired or how newsworthy it is. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and FAC attorneys represent the plaintiffs — FAC, FAC Advocacy Director Ginny LaRoe, and First Amendment scholar and blogger Eugene Volokh […]

    December 20, 2024

  • Cases

    Court Access Public Records

    Doe v. Mill Valley School District

    […] Motion to Seal (6/25/2025) McDede Motion to Unseal (5/21/2025) McDede Motion to Strike Plaintiff's Costs (4/28/2025) Doe Motion to Partially Seal Court Records (4/8/2025) Order on Motion for Judgement (3/17/2025) Doe Reply in Support of Motion for Judgement (2/11/2025) McDede Opposition to Motion for Judgement (2/5/2025) Doe Motion for Judgement (1/22/2025) McDede Opposition to […]

    October 31, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Martinez et al. v. Fresno (Amicus Brief)

    UPDATE: On May 24, 2022, U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd granted the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the city’s enforcement of the problematic portion of the ordinance, citing First Amendment concerns. Read the order. Case: Martinez et al. v. City of Fresno, No. 22-cv-00307 (proposed brief of amici curiae) Court: U.S. District […]

    April 12, 2022

  • Latest News

    FAC Urges Ninth Circuit to Protect Right to Honk Car Horns at Protests

    […] U.S. Court of Appeals About the case: A California woman is challenging a state law that restricts the use of car horns, after she got a ticket for honking at a political protest in 2017. The woman, Susan Porter, was cited for violating Section 27001 of California’s Vehicle Code after offering a few beep-beeps […]

    July 15, 2021

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    Press Release

    FAC, ACLU Sue City of Fresno for Open Meetings Law Violation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] FRESNO, Calif. — Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the First Amendment Coalition sued the city of Fresno for holding secret budget negotiations in violation of the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law. The lawsuit asks the court to order Fresno to comply with the Brown […]

    November 15, 2023