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    Ways to Give

    "I want our publications to remember their special role in the community and continue the tradition of holding public bodies and officials accountable. That's why I turned to FAC's experts to lead our educational workshops on accessing records and goverment meetings."

    July 3, 2024

  • Cases

    Martinez et al. v. Fresno (Amicus Brief)

    FAC's brief argues the court should issue a preliminary injunction against an ordinance because it will prevent the press and public from exercising fundamental First Amendment rights by permitting the government to arbitrarily block access to undefined "restricted areas" during homeless encampment sweeps. CLOSED

    April 12, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City council candidates’ website URLs have been excluded from the city website

    […] would constitute endorsement, though it is possible that there is some legal basis for this concern.From the perspective of our core expertise -- First Amendment and open government issues -- the question might be whether some legal principle requires the city council to do so.Though a state or local agency would likely be required […]

    October 11, 2011

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    Press Release

    FAC, SPJ NorCal Announce Efforts to Protect Press Freedom One Year After Raid on Journalist

    […] violation of California’s shield law protections. State and federal law protects journalists from having to disclose their sources or any unpublished information collected during newsgathering to the government — and prohibits judges from issuing warrants for the search and seizure of such information. In the interceding 12 months, many questions remain unanswered, including whether […]

    May 12, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    I was stopped from taking photos of court records with my phone to save costs. What can I do?

    […] submitted and received a Public Records Act Request of all individuals who had been charged with gang enhancements. However, there is specific information we also need but must pull the Superior Court case file to obtain such as: age, race, location, etc. These documents are electronic so we are unable to use our scanner […]

    February 8, 2021

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    Blog

    The Powerful anti-SOPA protests show why corporations, too, need First Amendment rights

    […] they should have, at most, a second-rate version of the free speech protections for individuals), should realize that only the First Amendment stands in the way of governmental punishment--legislative, regulatory or otherwise--against Google and other Fifth Estate corporations for their inciting of public opinion against SOPA-type legislation. Think of how many members of Congress, […]

    January 20, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Accessing reports on police officer involved shooting

    […] should release the records in a redacted form. Gov't Code § 6253(a). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    April 16, 2013

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    CPRA

    City wants me to pay to see report on fire at my house

    […] unable to find any cases discussing the specific issue of whether a city or county ordinance qualifies as a "statute" for purposes of the California Public Record Act's copying costs provision, there is at least one case that states that an "ordinance is a local law which is adopted with all the legal formality […]

    November 24, 2009

  • Posts

    California’s Computer Privacy Laws Require a Critical Update: SB 178 is it.

    […] documents of all kinds. Tell your assemblymember to support S.B. 178 (text of bill), the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA), to protect our private digital lives from government overreach. California’s electronic privacy laws were written in, and for, the digital ecosystem of the  1970s and 80s. CalECPA is a major upgrade, critically important and long […]

    August 20, 2015