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FAC Letter to San Diego Police Officers Union Regarding Cease and Desist Demand to Photojournalist Joe Orellana
May 4, 2023
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FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Condemning Police Attacks on Journalists
June 2, 2020
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FAC Condemns Speech-Chilling Tactics of Cypress City Hall
[…] a local woman, that her social media post about city business was "potentially libelous" and suggested she remove it, which she did (read news coverage). "Critique of government is democracy, not defamation," Loy wrote to the city. If the city wished to dispute a community member’s claims, Loy wrote, it is free to do […]August 1, 2022
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Rights Groups Urge Sacramento School Superintendent to Reinstate High School Paper Advisor
[…] School. Archuleta was placed on leave after the student paper, The Prospector, published the comment that "Hitler’s got some good ideas," which a student said in a government class and the paper ran in a compilation of comments made by students and overheard on campus. Archuleta spoke to the press and defended the editors’ […]May 29, 2024
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Is County Transit’s denial of our ads based on content, violating free speech?
[…] that it views as an "issues" advertisement, or non-commercial ad, would withstand constitutional scrutiny. 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.September 18, 2015
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FAC Supports CA Senate Bill 629 to Protect Members of the Press During Protests
June 26, 2020
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Yahoo!’s Neil Budde Joins CFAC Board
[…] Voters Education Committee, and Dan Day, Managing Editor for the Modesto Bee. CFAC, with offices in San Rafael CA, is dedicated to advancing free speech and open- government rights. A membership organization, CFAC's activities include educational and informational programs, a Legal Hotline service, participation in "test case" litigation to enhance First Amendment rights for […]June 2, 2009
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Wired.com Editor Hansen elected president of FAC board; media attorney Melamed is VP; Gingras, of Google, joins Board.
[…] Area from Washington, DC, where she was a lawyer at The Washington Post for 27 years. From 1995 until her retirement in 2006, she was Vice President, Government Affairs at the Washington Post. Wired.com Evan Hansen Evan Hansen, Editor in Chief, Wired.com Carol Melamed Carol Melamed, Media Attorney Richard Gingras Richard Gingras, head of […]April 19, 2012
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Will All Judges Who Have Viewed Porn Please Stand Up?
[…] the First Amendment, to possess pornographic materials on his own computer. It is a right that we all have, and for good reason: in a free society, government has no business regulating private choices about what movies to see, books to read or photos to view. Although Kozinski is a public figure, he has […]June 3, 2009
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Victory for FAC’s Subpoena Defense Initiative
January 3, 2018