The First Amendment Coalition sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu in San Francisco federal court Friday, claiming they chill free speech by using a section of the California penal code to punish journalists who publish information related to sealed arrest records.
In its complaint, the First Amendment Coalition claims Bonta and Chiu recently used California Penal Code § 851.92(c), known as the anti-dissemination statute, to threaten and prevent a journalist from publishing information about a former tech CEO’s 2021 arrest on suspicion of domestic violence.
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