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No affirmative action from judge on FAC’s case to access State Bar data

FAC April 10, 2010

A California Superior Court judge ruled last week that the State Bar Association was not legally obligated to release data requested by the First Amendment Coalition on behalf of researchers’ studying the long-term success of law-school graduates. FAC intends to appeal the decision. -df March 30, 2010 Judge Denies Affirmative-Action Researchers Access to California Bar Association Data Chronicle of Higher Education By Peter Schmidt A California state judge has rejected a bid by two researchers

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Irag video research edges Wikileaks into investigative reporting role

FAC April 8, 2010

Wikileaks has adopted the tools of investigative and advocacy journalism–including sending two people to Baghdad to research the story behind the Iraq video–to get leaked information out to the public. Iraq Video Brings Notice to a Web Site The New York Times By NOAM COHEN and BRIAN STELTER “Have encrypted videos of U.S. bomb strikes on civilians. We need super computer time,” stated the Web site, which calls itself “an intelligence agency of the people.”

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FAC, joining info requests for Palin speech at UCS-Stanislaus, also requests speaking contract for Bill Clinton talk at UC Berkeley

FAC April 7, 2010

FAC—The First Amendment Coalition has filed a request under the Public Records Act for the speaking contract covering Sarah Palin’s planned appearance at a fundraising event for CSU Stanislaus in June. FAC has also requested the speaking contract for Bill Clinton’s appearance and speech at UC Berkeley in February. Arrangements for Palin’s speech have come under scrutiny from students, public employee unions and State Senator Leland Yee. Unconfirmed reports put Palin’s fee for the June

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Petition-signing a public act says Washington State’s Supreme Court brief

FAC April 5, 2010

Is petition signing a private act? In advance of the April 21 U.S. Supreme Court hearing, Washington State conservatives have filed a brief calling it private; recently the Washington State AG filed a counter argument claiming it is a public act. The outcome could have impacts far beyond the original controversy, which started over petitions signed in support of a state referendum on gay rights. State to U.S. Supreme Court: R-71 signatures are public Seattle

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A&A: Police deny journalist’s request for suicide report

FAC April 2, 2010

Q: I’m a freelance journalist, and I’ve got a few question regarding a recent records request I filed asking to view police reports, correspondence, etc., related to a suicide investigation. The case is closed, but the request was denied anyway. The denial letter says that even when a police investigation is closed, the agency doesn’t have to make anything public (though it did provide a small, essentially worthless summary). Is that conclusion correct? Do I

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