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Judge Kozinski, controversial conservative and free speech supporter, to speak at Oct. 18 Assembly

[…] controversial--jurist Alex Kozinski, Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals (for the Ninth Circuit), will be the featured speaker at CFAC's 2008 Free Speech and Open Government Assembly at UC Berkeley. He will speak on Saturday, Oct 18. Judge Kozinski, appointed to the Court of Appeals by President Reagan (when Kozinski was all […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Judge Kozinski leads effort to curtail CA’s anti-SLAPP statute

[…] If that were to happen, plaintiffs in cases potentially subject to the anti-SLAPP law-- which covers suits implicating a defendant’s freedom of speech and right to petition government--would file suit in federal court, instead of state court (provided they can meet the requirements for federal jurisdiction). Since defendants have no right to remove a […]
- Press Freedom
April 30, 2013
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Journalistic Standards v. California Labor Code

[…] a news staff member run for political office or work for pay or as a volunteer in a political campaign." The Daily Triplicate has a reputation for aggressive reporting and resisting government secrecy. Two weeks ago the paper was presented CFAC's Beacon Award for its successful efforts to prevent the closure of local court proceedings.

June 2, 2009
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Instead of delays at all airports, let’s sequester Congress and shut down the airports serving D.C.

[…] unhinged from reality that they would not only lose their fear of a sequester, but they would embrace it as a clumsy but effective means of slashing government spending. In other words, Congress' mistake was not in creating a poison pill to force members to do the right thing, but in failing to create […]

March 6, 2013
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In their handling of controversy surrounding Chemerinsky and Summers, UC’s leaders showed themselves unable or unwilling to defend academic freedom

[…] leaders’ reflex reaction was, instead, to avoid conflict at all costs. While that impulse is understandable, some things are worth fighting for, principles of academic freedom among them. They must be actively defended, even at the cost of dissension and conflict. That, like it or not, is the UC leaders’ job. Consider them on probation.
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Honoring Reb Rebele (1930-2023)

[…] on the board until his death. A journalist and newspaper publisher by training and trade, Reb had a particular passion for the public’s right of access to government information. The issue of public access and a free press drove Reb – the ideals behind the First Amendment, not the particular political or social controversy […]

November 30, 2023
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First Amendment Kiss-Off: Judge Judith Bartnoff

A First Amendment Kiss-off to Judge Judith Bartnoff. The Washington, DC Superior Court judge must have missed school the day her law school class learned about the First Amendment. In a recent case involving a dispute between a law firm and its former client, the judge issued a TRO forbidding a legal newspaper, the […]
- Press Freedom
September 22, 2010
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Firestorm started by Vietnamese newspaper shows both owners and demonstrators in need of free speech remedial training

[…] is a lesson here for Internet-based news organizations, from websites of major newspapers to the HuffingtonPost: editorial independence is not a given in this medium. News organizations must be prepared to assert their editorial independence, and defend it, even at the cost of alienating a segment of their customers. Peter Scheer, a lawyer and […]
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- Press Freedom
June 3, 2009
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Fifth Judge Sides with FAC, Orders Release of Records in Bryan Carmody Raid

[…] be erased by a few court rulings," Snyder said. Separately, FAC has sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance for additional records related to the Adachi death and subsequent leak probe. That lawsuit is ongoing. Duffy Carolan of Jassy Vick […]
- Press Freedom
September 3, 2019
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Facebook’s New Graph Search Is Google’s Nightmare Come True

[…] a much bigger Facebook challenge than is generally realized. ---- Peter Scheer is executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to free speech and government transparency. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Coalition. Scheer is a regular user of both Google and Facebook. Follow Peter […]

January 16, 2013