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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.

    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 […]

    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 […]

    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 […]

    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

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    FAC’s David Snyder Honored by SPJ in Los Angeles

    […] any journalist or member of the public who needs help gets it," the organization said.  The announcement also notes FAC's expansion, under Snyder's tenure, of staff, open- government litigation and programs, including the Subpoena Defense Initiative, which connects journalists with pro bono legal counsel and provides free training for media lawyers. Snyder will be […]

    December 16, 2019

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    FAC, SPJ NorCal Release Template for Requesters Facing Delayed Access

    […] a new tool to help overcome barriers to public information. Some state and local entities in California have stopped responding to requests made under the Public Records Act citing the COVID-19 health emergency. The following is a template that journalists and members of the public can use to generate a response to any entity […]

    March 27, 2020

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    FAC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Core Political Speech

    […] that speech about politics -- and in particular speech by candidates for political office -- is virtually sacrosanct, protected by the First Amendment from punishment by the government. Yet courts in many states and federal circuits have come to widely different conclusions about what sorts of speech, and in particular speech by candidates for […]

    August 9, 2017