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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    David Snyder, Journalist and First Amendment Lawyer, Named to Head FAC

    David Snyder, a lawyer and journalist who has worked at the highest levels of both professions, has been selected as the new Executive Director of the First Amendment Coalition. He takes over leadership of the free speech and open-government organization on January 1. Snyder is an attorney in the San Francisco office of Sheppard […]

    November 18, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Obtaining Procedures Manual

    […] a Traffic accident.  The officers on scene state that they followed procedures set forth in the Officer Safety Manual.  I called the CHP to obtain a copy and was told that this manual is not available to the public as it covers police procedures.  I told them what I wanted it for and said […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog Cases

    Equal Justice Society Criticizes CFAC Suit against State Bar for records on affirmative action.

    […] Solana, Jr. and Sara Jackson Peter Scheer’s Aug. 20 commentary defended a suit by Sander and CFAC against the State Bar to obtain the academic records and exam scores of applicants to the Bar. Sander wants exam takers’ undergraduate and law school GPA, LSAT as well as bar scores – even though individuals who […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Blog FAC News

    Last Call: 2021 Free Speech and Open Government Award Nominations Due

    […] or other contributions to the advancement of free expression or the people’s right to know about their government. The winner could be a journalist, activist, blogger, lawyer, news organization, software developer or whistleblower — or any combination thereof, including teams. We wish to recognize individuals or institutions whose actions deserve public honor and emulation […]

    November 11, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can new board member get updated on past closed sessions?

    I am a newly elected school board member. Our upcoming agenda will contain a closed session item that has also been discussed in closed session prior to my appointment. Can I ask the staff and board members who participated in the prior closed session to divulge what was discussed?

    November 28, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    CPRA request was denied for document discussed in open session

     I cover the County Board of Supervisors. During a discussion in open session regarding a legal settlement involving a civil lawsuit against the county filed by a victim of alleged sexual molestation by a county physician, the supervisors discussed corrective action the county would take in response to the lawsuit. However when I asked […]

    January 14, 2016

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    Blog

    Whining college students need lessons in tolerance and free speech

    […] at a number of America’s most elite colleges and universities. For the past few weeks, students across the country---at Yale University in Connecticut, Amherst College in Massachusetts, New Hampshire’s Dartmouth College, the University of Missouri, and southern California colleges Claremont McKenna and Occidental---have been testing the limits of academic liberalism.   Students have demanded […]

    November 18, 2015

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    Blog Cases

    Texas open meeting law supported by FAC amicus stands

    The Texas Open Meetings Act supported by an FAC amicus brief withstood a constitutional challenge by former city council members who asserted the law violated their rights to exchange e-mail messages discussing city business in secret. September 10, 2009 After four years of litigation, the U.S. Court of Appeals in Dallas (5th Cir.) today  […]

    September 11, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Honors Open Vallejo, Kaiser Health News, and The Maine Monitor with Annual Award

    […] work resulted in significant government reforms. Through more than 50 public records requests, 15,000 pages of documents, and a California Public Records Act lawsuit filed by her newsroom, Laurence Du Sault of Open Vallejo revealed years-long, systemic delays by the Vallejo Police Department investigating deaths caused by its officers. Du Sault’s analysis of police […]

    February 27, 2023