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June 3, 2009

Security plans for the Democratic convention in Denver must be changed to make room for dissent
- Free Expression
Blog FAC News

June 2, 2009

CFAC’s Gullixson is Press Democrat’s new editorial director
Blog
June 2, 2009

Public officials’ love of secrecy is no match for the public’s love to watch government decision-making up close. In California, democratic voyeurism prevails.
- Public Meetings
Blog
June 2, 2009

China resident responds to Commentary on China’s censorship of internet
- Free Expression
Blog
June 2, 2009

SacBee calls for more transparency in compensation agreements with public employee unions
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
Blog
June 2, 2009

Corporate transparency, long cherished as an essential feature of US capital markets, is giving way to the secrecy of “private equity” deals. Big mistake.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
Blog
June 2, 2009

Thanks to AG’s threats to indict press in leak cases, reporters need not rely on 1st Amendment to protect sources. They can take the Fifth.
- Press Freedom
Blog
June 2, 2009

Don Imus, Snoop Dogg and the 1st Amendment
- Free Expression
Blog
June 2, 2009

The “deliberative process privilege” is dead or, at best, on life support