The court has the opportunity to remind public agencies that the right of access to information is a matter of law, not whim
“This project is a shining example of the tremendous good that can come when journalists collaborate — with one another, with computer scientists and with open-records experts,” said FAC Executive Director David Snyder.
Today the First Amendment Coalition joined a group of press-freedom and civil-liberties groups demanding that the Biden Administration drop criminal charges against Julian Assange under the Espionage Act and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. FAC’s supporters may wonder why our organization, which is adamantly nonpartisan and promotes press freedoms, is taking a position in support of a non-journalist whose work has done much to aggravate partisan rancor. The reason is simple: Like it or
FAC supports the measure introduced by state Sen. Mike McGuire that would strengthen press protections at the scene of protests.
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