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Constitutional Law

Aug. 10, 2016

Gun rights group challenges privacy statute for public officials

A guns rights group has filed a lawsuit in an effort to overturn a California statute that bars websites from publishing the addresses of elected officials once those political leaders have requested that the information be taken down.

By Joshua Sebold
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A guns rights group has filed a lawsuit in an effort to overturn a California statute that bars websites from publishing the addresses of elected officials once those political leaders have requested that the information be taken down.

The lawsuit was filed by the Firearms Policy Coalition on behalf of an unnamed blogger who posted the home addresses of 40 legislators who voted for gun laws si...

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