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First Amendment Fundamentals for Student Journalists: by David Snyder
July 21, 2021
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Using Trade Agreements As a Tool to Further Rights of Free Speech
[…] The recipients of such unwelcome advances can appeal to the local courts, but this can be a perilous exercise, particularly in countries where the judiciary owe their appointments and livelihoods to political masters. Another less-discussed alternative is for victims to turn to international trade and economic agreements—in much the same fashion as the U.S.-based […]June 3, 2009
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Closed college governing body meeting to endorse trustees candidate
[…] body to consider the endorsement of a candidate for the Board of Trustees in a closed meeting. Although the Brown Act permits closed meetings "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee," Cal. Govt. Code Section 54957, this personnel exemption does not seem applicable to the situation […]June 14, 2009
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Do Chair’s new rules for committee members violate the Brown Act?
May 21, 2015
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FAC Urges Court to Block Fresno Ordinance, Citing First Amendment Concerns
[…] Anthony D. Prince. A hearing is set for May 17 before U.S. District Judge Dale Drozd of the Eastern District of California, Fresno division (see the court's calendar for updates). Read the court filings: Proposed brief of amici curiae, application of amici curiae. Read more about the case here. More information: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org Find more […]April 12, 2022
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The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper
[…] to which the press generally was invited (Borreca v. Fasi, supra, 369 F.Supp. 906), where a district attorney required reporters for a disfavored newspaper to obtain advance appointments not required of other reporters (Southwestern Newspapers Corp. v. Curtis, supra, 584 S.W.2d 362), where a racetrack reporter was forbidden to carry a camera into paddock […]August 20, 2010
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Medi-Cal, Provider Rates, Confidentiality
June 14, 2009
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Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors
The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner […]June 14, 2018
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Brown Act and Homeowners Associations
June 14, 2009
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To take the sleaze out of judicial elections, ethics rules should bar lawyers who contribute money to judges from practicing before those judges
June 3, 2009