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Brown vetoes bill limiting cellphone searches by police

[…] SB 914, a bill sponsored by the First Amendment Coalition that would have required police to get a warrant before searching through the smart phones and other electronic devices of people they arrest. The bill would have overridden a recent California Supreme Court decision allowing warrantless searches of cellphones. Interpreting federal law, the Court […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 11, 2011
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Khrystan Policarpio Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

[…] gained excellent experience inside and outside the classroom that make her a great asset to the organization." Policarpio's work at FAC focuses on expanding access to public records and government meetings, and defending freedom of speech and freedom of the press. In addition to assisting FAC attorneys with litigating cases in court, Policarpio participates […]

October 18, 2022
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Brown Act First Amendment

Public right to to speak denied at school board meetings

November 2, 2010
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Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.

[…] nothing to do with the journalism culture wars and everything to do with Congress' intense distaste for any entity, new media or old, that dumps unredacted classified records by the truckload on the open internet. The political reality is that Congress will never pass a bill that protects Wikileaks. That's a given. In any […]
- Press Freedom
September 17, 2013
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First Amendment panel finds promise, pitfalls in social media
- Press Freedom
November 3, 2009
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AP Sunlight Freedom of Information Awards Announced

[…] the 2008 Sunlight Freedom of Information Award. The Sunlight award is given to the two stories in the California-Nevada region that best exemplify the use of public records in an effort to effectively shed light on issues of civic importance. The award is judged and co-sponsored by CFAC and is given in association with […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Brown Act

What meetings are governed by CA Proposition 54?

June 6, 2017
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Brown Act

Improper Noticing of Serial and Special Meetings In Violation of the Brown Act

March 11, 2020
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First Amendment Coalition Awarded $500,000 to Bolster Leadership and Build Capacity Infrastructure

[…] for newsrooms and advocacy groups across California, and in particular the Central Valley. In addition, FAC’s strategic litigation program enforced the public’s right of access to government records across the state. FAC has also recently expanded its library of training and educational materials like the definitive Police Transparency Handbook and The Right to Know, […]

March 31, 2023
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First Amendment

Can I publish the name of a minor involved in a crime?

June 14, 2009