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Social Media

Are Facebook comments protected speech?

[…] law, you might try the local county Bar Association for a referral. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel to the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues, but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

June 8, 2012
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CPRA

Surveillance of email, IP address, and subpoenas

[…] by Third Parties" has some information relevant to your specific question (). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

November 7, 2013
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First Amendment

Free speech and advocating illegal drugs

The First Amendment (and the California Constitution) protect individuals against government action based on the individual's truthful speech in many situations. A social networking site focused on a drug that is illegal throughout most of the country could conceivably implicate various state or federal criminal laws, though, including what liability you might have for […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can CA Alcoholic Beverage Control withhold documents?

[…] from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to no avail. I have a lot of backstory and email exchanges. I also have a lot of experience through activism and advocacy regarding their policies and am asking relatively clear questions and requesting data I believe, beyond any doubt, that they have but are not giving […]

September 15, 2014
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CPRA

City rules complainant names are always withheld

[…] the name,citing the 6255 catch-all provision in the city regulation that says the public interest clearly outweighs the release of complainant names in all cases (City of San Jose v. Superior Ct. 74 Cal.App.4th 1008). I believe such a blanket policy is inconsistent with Section 6255 because it doesn't consider the facts of particular cases.

December 28, 2010
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First Amendment Police Records

What is legality of reporting on contents of leaked documents?

[…] been stolen from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee related to the upcoming congressional races. The documents have not been made public. I do not intend to post the actual documents or any personal information (phone numbers, etc) but there are conversations in the documents that I believe are newsworthy and I would like to report […]

November 8, 2016
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First Amendment

Is Artist’s Conviction for Pornographic Drawings Legal?

[…] service. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

June 25, 2018
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Court Records

Can I file a lawsuit anonymously in California?

[…] and http://www.courts.ca.gov/forms.htm. In addition, the Rules of Court are available at http://www.courts.ca.gov/rules.htm. Bryan Cave, LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

March 27, 2012
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Social Media

Facebook community target of a self-proclaimed “troll army”

[…] of use and other policies to see how you might go about reporting this person. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

November 13, 2014
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Legal Hotline

The Legal Hotline gives users quick, free access to FAC’s lawyers for questions about access to public records and your right to attend government meetings in California; access to court documents and proceedings in California and federal courts; and First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. For reporters on […]

June 12, 2024