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    Fifth Judge Sides with FAC, Orders Release of Records in Bryan Carmody Raid

    […] about Carmody’s profession, omitting that he had a department-issued press pass, an obvious sign of his work as a journalist; Police described constitutionally protected and routine newsgathering activities as criminal conduct; Judges Gail Dekreon and Victor Hwang authorized broad searches of Carmody’s person, properties and vehicles despite being told Carmody was someone who "makes […]

    September 3, 2019

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    First Amendment

    Murals on private property

    I would like to find court decisions where city ordinances or actions prohibiting murals on private property have been thrown out because they violate the First Amendment or California's Constitution. It is my understanding that murals are protected as speech and cities cannot regulate them by permit on private property. I believe there have […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    CFAC v. Santa Clara County and Critical Infrastructure Information

    Has there been any appellate court ruling in CFAC v. Santa Clara County? I'm very curious about the Critical Infrastructure Information issue that the County raised in the trial court, having just had my California Public Records Act request to another agency denied on similar grounds.

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Know your rights when protesting in public space

    […] best to try to use the request to see the permit requirement as a way to reach some sort of an agreement with OHV.  Some supervisor there must understand that OHV may have a problem if they try to arrest someone for holding a sign that says "Safe Beach Now." If they do produce […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog

    Your First Amendment Rights and Press Freedom on Election Day 

    […] theACLU(available in English and Spanish) The Disinfo Defense Toolkitfor organizers and advocates byPEN America United States Journalism Emergency Fundby theInternational Women's Media Foundationin partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies KEEP OUR RESOURCES FREE FAC's open- government guides, Legal Hotline and other resources are free and available to all thankstosupporters like you. Considermaking a tax-deductible donationto FACtoday.

    November 3, 2020

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    CPRA

    Accessing bids for public contracts

    […] theory that this would reveal too much of the deliberative process.  Neither the policies supporting nor the cases interpreting this "deliberative process" exemption to the Public Records Act would seem to apply to public bids that were previously available to any member of the public at the time they were read. We cannot tell […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog FAC News

    Honoring Reb Rebele (1930-2023)

    […] on the board until his death. A journalist and newspaper publisher by training and trade, Reb had a particular passion for the public’s right of access to government information. The issue of public access and a free press drove Reb – the ideals behind the First Amendment, not the particular political or social controversy […]

    November 30, 2023

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    CPRA

    CPRA and copyright

    […] asking. It states that maps are covered as public records under the CPRA. At least one court in Florida has held that when that states' public record act makes a map a public record, this means that the state is abrogating any copyright it might hold in the map. See Microdecisions, Inc. v. Skinner, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Yahoo!’s Neil Budde Joins CFAC Board

    […] Voters Education Committee, and Dan Day, Managing Editor for the Modesto Bee. CFAC, with offices in San Rafael CA, is dedicated to advancing free speech and open- government rights. A membership organization, CFAC's activities include educational and informational programs, a Legal Hotline service, participation in "test case" litigation to enhance First Amendment rights for […]

    June 2, 2009