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I Sued My University for Public Records. Here’s What I Learned.
[…] 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 assault prevention, which was corroborated by a state audit’s findings a few months later. While reporting […]March 20, 2025
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FAC Urges Federal Court to Uphold Right to Appeal Denials of Anti-SLAPP Motions
[…] Ninth Circuit precedent that the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in federal court is subject to immediate appeal, as it is in state court, rather than at the end of the case, which is typical in federal court. On March 1, the court took oral argument off calendar pending an expected settlement between the parties.February 8, 2024
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A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes
[…] accessible physical location inside the jurisdictional territory. Individual members cannot participate remotely for more than three consecutive months, 20 percent of regular meetings or twice in a calendar year for bodies that meet fewer than 10 times per year. The legislative body must implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable […]February 16, 2023
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Veteran First Amendment Lawyer Glen A. Smith Named FAC’s First Legal Fellow
The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the appointment of Glen A. Smith, a lawyer with more than 30 years of experience in First Amendment and media law, as the inaugural FAC Legal Fellow. Smith comes to FAC with a deep and widely varied background in media litigation, including substantial experience advocating for […]July 17, 2018
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Real agenda cloaked in government buzzwords and bafflegab
[…] clues. But the city wasn’t through pulling down the curtain. Instead of encouraging public involvement, the city buried the item in the middle of the agenda’s consent calendar, generally reserved for routine decisions that need no discussion, like new stop signs. Although council-watchers and political insiders knew to show up, would the general public […]April 19, 2011
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Martin Reynolds and Nate Cardozo Join FAC’s Board of Directors
The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Martin Reynolds, director of Reveal Investigative Fellowships at the Center for Investigative Reporting and Co-Executive Director of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education; and Nate Cardozo, Senior Staff Attorney for the Electronic Frontier […]July 5, 2017
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Leading Constitutional Law Scholar Erwin Chemerinsky Joins FAC Board
[…] than 200 law review articles and is a frequent contributor to newspapers, legal publications and journals. He maintains a law practice, frequently arguing appellate cases. Before his appointment at Berkeley, he was the founding dean of the UC Irvine School of Law. "Dean Chemerinsky becomes a director at an exciting time for FAC," said […]May 7, 2020