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  • Latest News

    Press Release

    CFAC awards

    […] --Hal Fuson, vice president and chief legal counsel of Copley Press, will receive the annual Bill Farr Award, presented jointly by CFAC and the California Society of Newspaper Editors. The award recognizes Fuson's career-long contributions to the principles of free speech, free press and public access to government. --The Chauncey Bailey Project and the […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Handbooks

    California Public Records Act Primer

    […] California Public Records Act. The California Law Revision Commission has this table showing how previous sections of the Public Records Act were renumbered. This is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to constitute legal advice and does not form an attorney-client relationship. Questions or corrections: contact the First Amendment Coalition at FAC@firstamendmentcoalition.org. Last updated July 2023.

    July 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Can law enforcement seal a search warrant that gathered evidence on a civil case?

    1) Can a law enforcement agency use a search warrant to gather evidence in an anticipated civil case? 2) Can that same agency seal a search warrant used solely to acquire information for an expected civil case? 3) Where can I find the law on this, so that I may reference it in conversations […]

    August 19, 2011

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    Defending Free Speech, a Free Press, and the Public's Right to Know

    June 11, 2024

  • Latest News

    Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

    […] Amendment, and US courts draw a very clear and bright line that governments dare not cross. In the American paradigm, Google is a "publisher," just like the  New Yorker or The Huffington Post. Such publishers have editorial discretion to decide what content to publish, what to say in that content, how to position it relative […]

    May 14, 2014

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show

    […] is a journalist, records unsealed today show—a key omission that helps explain how the San Francisco Police Department was able to obtain warrants for Carmody’s phone, home and office in clear violation of California and federal law. The records, unsealed as a result of a motion filed by the First Amendment Coalition and two […]

    July 23, 2019

  • Latest News

    2007 CFAC Free Speech & Open Government Assembly

    […] assure government transparency and free speech/free press rights. Last year, to cite some examples, Beacon award winners included the Daily Triplicate in Del Norte County, a 6,200-circulation newspaper with a two-person reporter staff that successfully battled attempts to shut down its court coverage; to the online news site TMZ.COM and its director, Harvey Levin, […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Posts

    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    […] of local legislative bodies can be hybrid in format – a mix of both virtual and in-person, so long as the above requirements are satisfied. Notably, the new requirements allow for remote participation without there necessarily being a declared state of emergency. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic prompted a substantial relaxation of in-person meeting requirements, […]

    February 16, 2023

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Can Golf Group Nix Magazine Give Away in Parking Lot?

    I publish a golf lifestyle magazine. We had planned to distribute our magazine free at the parking lots during the US Open. The general parking is at Cal State Monterey Bay and is free. Can the USGA (United States Golf Association) legally prevent us from accessing the lots and passing out the magazines? If […]

    June 23, 2010