David Snyder is the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech, a free press and a more open and accountable government. Since her nomination to then-President-Elect Joe Biden's Cabinet, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has stopped answering journalists' questions about the pandemic and vaccine distribution. First Amendment Coalition (FAC), an advocacy group based in California, is asking a state court to reject a motion to bar the public from accessing a high-profile criminal court case. The First Amendment, incitement, impeachment and the Capitol Riot A Conversation About Trump, Twitter And The Limits Of Free Speech Noted constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, in conversation with First … Pretrial hearings are a crucial step in criminal cases, and are sometimes the closest the public gets to accessing the trial itself. First Amendment Coalition Executive Director David Snyder said in a phone interview Monday. First Amendment Coalition @FACoalition Mar 1 “Requiring a comment to be emailed is a pale substitute for what the Brown Act requires,” @FACoalition 's David Snyder told @VVDailyPress . to Drop Julian Assange Charges.“. According to The Providence Journal, Raimondo’s last weekly COVID-19 briefing was on December 22, 2020. September 3, 2019. to the gag order in a hearing on September 2nd, but postponed the question about public access to the pretrial hearings. The Biden administration should drop these charges. The ninth circuit reinstated a lower court's injunction exempting journalists and legal observers from general dispersal orders. We must speak out now. The Coalition is a non-profit, nonpartisan educational and advocacy organization serving the public, public servants, and the media in all its forms. Attorney David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, has been particularly busy since U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Aug. 4 … . The First Amendment Coalition's lawsuit points out that the DOJ isn't directly arguing that past records should be kept secret. Executive Director. COVID-19: Free Flow of Information and the First Amendment Tully Center for Free Speech director, Roy S. Gutterman, will be joined by the First Amendment Coalition’s executive director, David Snyder, to discuss the free flow of information and the First Amendment during the COVID-19 crisis. The Justice Department could also file a new, superseding indictment charging Assange for actions that are distinguishable from the practice of investigative journalism. First Amendment Coalition Sues DOJ Over Seizure Of Reporter’s Records September 20, 2018 The First Amendment Coalition filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice in federal court in San Francisco alleging that the DOJ violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by failing to provide the documents related to the secret collection of a journalist’s phone and email records. The mission of the First Amendment Coalition is to protect and promote freedom of expression and the people’s right to know. At least 13 news outlets have reported on the matter, including NBC Los Angeles, CourtTV, People, ABC 7, Yahoo!, and Univision. A key part of a reporter’s job is to look beyond the story public officials want to tell and to ask uncomfortable questions. And while a court may limit that access to protect other interests, such as the right to a fair trial or the privacy of a witness, the court must first show that there is a “substantial probability” that public access compromises those higher interests. Many reporters say they have been assaulted by federal agents despite remaining several feet away from protests. To demonstrate their beliefs, Phelps and his followers often picket at military funerals. The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) is a nonprofit public interest organization committed to freedom of speech, more open and accountable government, and public participation in civic affairs. “[T]he danger that misinformation and/or inadmissible or prejudicial information is publicized repeatedly is an unnecessary risk at this point,” the defense wrote. David Snyder, the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, is asking Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms to take … Citing the Covid-19 pandemic, the defense added “the courtrooms do not allow for social distancing and expose defense counsel, court personnel, prosecutors, witnesses and judges to Covid 19.” The defense also asked the court for a gag order prohibiting all parties from discussing aspects of the case with the public. filed on August 5th, the defense argued that the pretrial publicity was likely to compromise Cruz’s fair-trial rights.