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Is Use of Twitter Logo in Political Parody Artwork Protected by the First Amendment?
June 21, 2018
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Major newspapers back CFAC/MAPlight lawsuit to expand public access to Legislative actions
[…] on all bills related to air pollution or to teacher tenure issues or to auto insurance – well, good luck. Obtaining that kind of information could take days or weeks of research. And if you wanted to do even more sophisticated tracking – to find patterns in a legislator's votes that showed possible connections […]June 2, 2009
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Need Assistance Using FOIA To Request My FISA File
[…] of documents that are exempt from disclosure. 5 U.S.C. § 552(b). By statute, the agency is required to grant or deny a FOIA request within 20 working days, except "in unusual circumstances," in which case the agency can extend the deadline by notifying the requestor. 5 U.S.C. §552(a)(6). If an agency denies an individual’s […]April 6, 2020
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The Hannity Reveal Was Huge News — But Everyone Missed The Most Important Point
May 8, 2018
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Is it legal to profit by selling information from public records?
September 17, 2013
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FAC Pays Tribute to Late Journalist Tim Crews
[…] ads and even delivered copies — had an outsized impact on the community he covered, crusading against government secrecy, and on the journalism profession, once serving five days in jail to protect a confidential news source, an ordeal that prompted a state law change. The First Amendment Coalition's Board of Directors recently paid tribute […]January 5, 2021
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The “deliberative process privilege” is dead or, at best, on life support
June 2, 2009
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Public Comment on Public Contracts
June 14, 2009
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Leaks in the Age of Trump–The Coming Flood
[…] First, there is Trump’s well-documented talent for sowing informational chaos--making assertions unsupported by facts; assertions directly contradicted by the available facts; and assertions contradicting assertions made just days or even minutes before. Trump’s governance-by-chaos will prompt a deluge of leaks. Will the inevitable backlash permanently damage press freedoms? Second, Trump has made clear […]January 4, 2017