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FAC Moves—Again—To Unseal Records From CA Supreme Court “Secret Docket”

FAC May 11, 2019

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today asked the California Supreme Court to unseal Gov. Gavin Newsom’s request that the Court affirm his decision to pardon a Southern California woman convicted of felonies years ago. Today’s motion is the sixth in a series of motions FAC has filed in the high court in an effort to increase public access to what amounts to a “secret docket” at the state’s highest court— where records relating to a Governor’s

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FAC Forces Disclosure of More Documents From CA Supreme Court ‘Secret Docket’

FAC March 21, 2019

Even more secret records related to former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to pardon former state Sen. Rod Wright became public yesterday—the result of an ongoing effort by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) to shine light on the decades-old California Supreme Court practice of automatically sealing documents related to executive clemency. The once-sealed records released yesterday include e a detailed investigation report from the Board of Parole hearings as well as an overview of Wright’s criminal history.

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FAC Joins Letter to Sacramento Police Over Treatment of Journalists at Protest

FAC March 18, 2019

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today joined the Committee to Protect Journalists and other press freedom organizations in sending a letter to the Sacramento police department to request a meeting over the treatment of journalist at a recent protest. You can read the full letter below: Chief Daniel HahnSacramento Police Department5770 Freeport Blvd., Suite 100Sacramento, CA 95822 March 18, 2019 Via email: dhahn@pd.cityofsacramento.org Dear Chief Daniel Hahn, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent press

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FAC Sues CA Attorney General to Force Disclosure of Police Misconduct Files

FAC February 14, 2019

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed suit today against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for failing to comply with the state’s new, landmark police transparency law. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks the release of records regarding serious police misconduct—records that all state and local agencies are now required to disclose under Senate Bill 1421. The bill, which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires the disclosure of files that have been confidential for

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FAC, Media Coalition Notch Important Victory in Growing Police Transparency Fight

FAC February 11, 2019

A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in the latest battle in the expanding legal fight over California’s landmark police transparency bill, Senate Bill 1421. On Friday, Judge Charles Treat of the Contra Costa County Superior Court denied a preliminary injunction sought by police unions that would have barred the release of police misconduct records created before January 1, 2019, the date SB 1421 went into effect. Enacted last

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