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Court decision on anti-Islam video is potentially hazardous to investigative journalism

[…] rights. (Disclaimer: he is also a friend). Although he no doubt believed he had crafted a narrow opinion in Garcia v. Google, with few spillover effects for news media, he miscalculated. A new theory of liability, once unwrapped, is not easily contained. Consider a documentary news segment--think "60 Minutes" or "Frontline" -- featuring an […]
- Free Expression
November 19, 2014
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Press Rights

Groups Object to Alameda District Attorney’s Refusal to Allow Journalist to Attend Press Conference

Update: On December 12, 2023, FAC, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists sent this letter to DA Price explaining why media credentials should not be a requirement for journalists to attend press conferences. Update: On December 2, 2023, District Attorney Pamela Price's […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
November 30, 2023
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FAC Sues San Diego District Attorney’s Office for Sexual Harassment, Misconduct Records

[…] (You can read the filed petition below.) The office has refused to release the records, which clearly must be disclosed under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and are of significant public concern. To date, the District Attorney has admitted to having records relating to at least six instances of alleged sexual harassment and/or […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
July 27, 2018
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Shasta News Outlets, FAC, and ACLU Demand Shasta County Repeal Unlawful Public Records Act Fee Ordinance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2023 Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org SAN RAFAEL — The First Amendment Coalition and ACLU of Northern California, along with news outlets Shasta Scout and the Record Searchlight, today called on Shasta County to repeal an ordinance that imposes unlawful fees for public records that can run into the thousands of dollars […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 20, 2023
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CPRA

Denied Access to City Attorney Fees in Police Officer Assault Case

[…] he was paying his own defense or if the city was footing the bill. Their response was that 1) My request was in reference to pending litigation and therefore the city would not respond, and 2) attorney invoices, including general information, is subject to attorney-client privilege. So they will not answer me regardless. This […]

May 9, 2019
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CPRA

Request for names of Squid Vessel Permit buyers denied

I am a commercial fisherman and a journalist. Pursuant to my rights under the California Public Record Act (Government Code Section 6250 et seq.), I am requesting a list of all Market Squid Vessel Permits bought and sold during the last five years. Included in the list, I specifically want the names of the […]

June 11, 2015
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Shasta County Repeals Illegal Fee Law Following FAC and ACLU Demand

[…] like searching for and redacting records create an illegal financial barrier to transparency and accountability in government. After an investigation by FAC and ACLU, the organizations, representing news outlets Shasta Scout and the Record Searchlight, sent a letter to Shasta County to repeal its ordinance. Before the letter was sent, Shasta County had billed […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
May 22, 2024
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Brown Act

Regularly Scheduled Special Meetings

[…] 54956. However, certain requirements must be met. First, written notice must be delivered personally or by mail to each member of the board and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or TV station that has requested notices in writing from the board (unless any of these have submitted a written document waiving […]

June 14, 2009
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Police Records

How Can I Access Florida Police Body-Camera Videos?

Can you please guide me on how to get police body-worn camera videos from a Florida law en forcement agency that have not been provided in response to a freedom of information act. Nor were they included in discovery for a criminal case. I believe there is damning evidence on the video of police […]

June 7, 2021
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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.

[…] stated publicly that he believes journalists may be prosecuted under federal espionage laws for publishing articles based on leaks of classified information. The comments, in an ABC News interview, were directed at the New York Times (for its disclosures about NSA’s warrantless eavesdropping) and the Washington Post (for stories about foreign countries’ assistance in […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009