In less than two weeks, three legal groups have condemned Irvine mayor Christina Shea’s blocking of several critics on her Facebook page as she continues to defend her position.
Tag: First Amendment
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National First Amendment Advocates Condemn Irvine Mayor’s Facebook Blocking Activity
After Irvine Mayor Christina Shea deleted several residents’ comments and blocked multiple accounts she described as threatening, the Knight First Amendment Institute sent a letter asking that she reverse her position.
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CA Appellate Court Takes Over City of Fullerton’s Lawsuit Against Local Bloggers
California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal has barred Orange County’s Superior Court judges from issuing any more orders on Fullerton’s lawsuit against two resident-bloggers while the appellate court considers the case.
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Appellate Court Blocks Publishing Gag Against Fullerton Bloggers
The Fourth District Court of Appeal blocked an Orange County Superior Court judge’s publishing gag leveled against Fullerton residents and bloggers Joshua Ferguson and David Curlee for publishing secret city hall documents. The two residents are appealing the entire City of Fullerton lawsuit against them.
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OC Judge Again Blocks Fullerton Bloggers From Publishing Secret City Hall Documents
Resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson has been hit with another publishing gag, despite discrepancies in expert declarations on the case stemming from the publication of secret city hall documents last year.
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OC Court to Decide if City of Fullerton Can Silence Local Blogger
Orange County Superior Court Judge James Crandall will decide if Fullerton’s lawsuit against resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson is an attempt to silence him for publishing secret city hall documents.
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Questions Mount Over Fullerton’s Changing Evidence in Lawsuit Against Local Blogger
Fullerton’s lawsuit against resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson for publishing and allegedly stealing secret city hall documents could be in jeopardy after an expert, testifying on Ferguson’s behalf, said the city misrepresented evidence to the court.
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OC Court Considers Whether Fullerton Can Silence Blog Over Secret City Hall Documents
A Fullerton resident, and the blog he writes for, is looking to get a city lawsuit against them thrown out Thursday after the city alleged they stole and published secret city hall documents.
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Fullerton Attorneys Improperly Spiked Number of Secret City Hall Records Allegedly Downloaded by Local Blogger
In updated filings, Fullerton City attorneys have now significantly reduced the list of alleged secret city hall documents the city accused resident and blogger Joshua Ferguson of illegally downloading in a lawsuit filed against him and the blog earlier this year.
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Fullerton City Councilman Questions How City Leaders Decided to Target Resident Blogger
Fullerton City Councilman Bruce Whitaker is disputing that the City Council took a formal vote in September to sue local blogger Joshua Ferguson, and the blog he contributes to, for publishing secret city hall documents and seeking a publication gag against him and the blog.
