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One judge’s brilliant (and hilarious) rejoinder to lawyers trying to cut off public access to court documents

[…] the conviction, bordering on fetishism, among lawyers representing corporations that every bit and byte of information about their client, no matter how obvious, widely known, or inconsequential, must be sealed because it is so sensitive that disclosure will imperil the firm's very existence. Good judges, like Breyer, apply a healthy dose of skepticism to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 25, 2015
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First Amendment

Political sign bans by housing that receive public funds

[…] Golden Gateway case, the Court held that restrictions on distribution of newsletters could be imposed by the landlord because there was no "state action," i.e. no real government involvement. The federal courts have generally held that mere public funding of an entity, without state involvement in the actual constitutional violations at issue, does not […]

June 14, 2009
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Water district, in settlement with FAC, agrees to disclose water usage by corporations

[…] of utility customers of local agencies . . ." FAC, in its lawsuit, argued that this exemption is limited to residential customers, while information about corporate customers must be made public. "We’re very pleased that the Desert Water Agency, reversing course, has agreed to disclose information that is so obviously a matter of public […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 30, 2014
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Refusing Censorship: A High School Paper’s Fight For Press Freedom

[…] News. Ginny LaRoe directs the First Amendment Coalition’s educational and advocacy programs focused on advancing and defending free speech, a free press, and a more open and accountable government. She joined FAC, a California nonprofit, after more than a decade working as a reporter and editor at newspapers in five states, focusing on policing and […]
- Press Freedom
February 23, 2023
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Disclosure–or the lack of it–is a major cause of the current financial crisis

[…] value of collateralized securities tied to home mortgages--so that buyers and sellers can resume trading them, even at heavily discounted values. The financial markets are like representative government. Just as democracy requires transparency so that voters can hold elected officials accountable, so the financial system requires transparency so that investors can understand and place […]

June 3, 2009
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Allegation of ‘Conspiracy’ Not Enough to Evade Free-Speech Protections

In amicus brief, FAC urges California appeal court to preserve anti-SLAPP protections Case: Golden Gate Land Holdings v. Direct Action Everywhere, No. A163315. Read FAC's amicus brief. Date filed: April 19, 2022 Court: California’s First District Court of Appeal About the case: The operators of Golden Gate Fields, a horse racing track in Berkeley, […]

April 20, 2022
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Time Frame to Respond to Record Requests

It might be useful to cont act the agency and point out the provision of the Public Records Act that specifies that agencies "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in hole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Fee to place political campaign signs

[…] communicate their political positions. See City of Ladue v. Gilleo, 512 U.S. 43 (1994). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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.

January 9, 2013
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Journalistic Standards v. California Labor Code

[…] a news staff member run for political office or work for pay or as a volunteer in a political campaign." The Daily Triplicate has a reputation for aggressive reporting and resisting government secrecy. Two weeks ago the paper was presented CFAC's Beacon Award for its successful efforts to prevent the closure of local court proceedings.

June 2, 2009
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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