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New FAC Lawsuit To Tackle Growing Use of “Reverse CPRA” Suits

FAC May 31, 2017

FAC sues Milpitas for access to information about alleged misconduct by city officials A new lawsuit filed by the First Amendment Coalition against the city of Milpitas highlights the growing use of so-called “reverse California Public Records Act” suits to pre-empt the public’s right of access to information about their government.   FAC’s lawsuit, filed Friday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, seeks to force Milpitas to release information about alleged misconduct by city officials.

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FAC Joins Brief Urging California Supreme Court to Hold That Internet Content Providers Have a Right Under the First Amendment to Defend Speech on Their Websites

FAC April 19, 2017

FAC recently joined an amicus brief urging the California Supreme Court to overrule a lower court’s conclusion that Yelp could be required to remove content from its website — even though Yelp never had notice and an opportunity to challenge such an order. The ruling contradicts fundamental First Amendment principles, including the notion that publishers of content—not just the creators of that content—have free speech rights.  It also potentially weakens the robust protections provided to

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California Assembly Bill 1479 Would Add Much-Needed Teeth to Disclosure Requirements Under the California Public Records Act

FAC April 19, 2017

One of the most frequent complaints FAC hears from people seeking records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) is that government agencies simply ignore the law’s requirement that the government respond to a request within a certain time frame.  One reason government agencies do this is that there is very little cost to doing so: Although strict timelines are mandated by the CPRA, that law provides no specific penalties for delay. Assembly Bill 1479

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FAC receives $100K Matching Grant from Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

FAC March 20, 2017

The Jonathan Logan Family Foundation has committed a $100,000 matching grant to launch FAC’s 2017 annual fundraising campaign and to inspire more supporters to join our cause. Because the Logan grant is a matching grant, FAC faces a real challenge — we need to raise an additional $100,000 to earn the match. So, we’re turning to you.  If you donate today, your tax-deductible gift will be doubled.  It will go to work immediately to help

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RSVP today for FAC & KPCC’s Forum: Fake News and the First Amendment: How to tell fact from fiction

FAC March 13, 2017

Join FAC’ s Executive Director David Snyder and KPCC – Southern California Public Radio host Alex Cohen for a discussion of the potential impacts of fake news on the First Amendment–How can individuals and news organizations stop the spread of misinformation? And what tools are being developed to help people identify fake news for themselves?–with guests including Eugene Volokh –constitutional law professor, UCLA School of Law and Mark Marino – associate professor of writing, USC. When:  Tuesday,

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