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  • Asked and Answered

    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

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    CPRA

    Obtaining HHS/Child Protective Services Records Via CPRA

    […] the case. I feel that as an accused party, and as the only parent of the child named in the case, I should have access not only for my own records but I should be able to know who my accuser is. Do Child Protective Services Records and Report filings fall under the California […]

    December 13, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?

    […] days later, as the victim of the incident (I live in the neighborhood and was being disturbed by the illegal noise), I emailed a CPRA request asking for a copy of the relevant CAD Call Report. I got back that call report, which did not contain any "analysis or conclusions of the investigating officer." […]

    January 20, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Is A Letter From A Water District Lawyer A City Attorney Public?

    […] had a contract to deliver water, but wanted to modify it. The District's lawyer wrote a letter to the city attorney, attaching a draft civil complaint, asking for a set of changes, threatening to sue otherwise. "Settlement" meetings were in closed session. Now that a new contract has been agreed to, is the first […]

    December 7, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can we make CSU produce public records withheld without explanation?

    […] produced some of the records requested, all of the records are not being produced. (We have evidence of this). A group of concerned faculty members have asked for these records because University Administration has been misusing funds (e.g., improper payments to themselves) and retaliating against faculty members who filed Whistleblower Complaints. We know that […]

    October 7, 2015

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    Press Freedom

    Defending and advancing the ability of journalists to do the important work of keeping communities informed

    July 3, 2024

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    Advocacy

    Fighting for your right to know

    June 11, 2024

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    Court Access

    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    FAC joined freelance journalist Victoria Law, nonprofit news organization The Appeal, and the ACLU of Northern California in moving to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the landmark class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons in 2023. CLOSED

    June 12, 2024

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Urges Newsom Veto SB 683

    […] about them to file a SLAPP suit — Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation — and persuade a judge to issue a possibly unfounded prior restraint in the form of a temporary restraining order against a newsroom or journalist without notice." This bill poses an unacceptable threat to freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

    October 2, 2025