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Federal judge’s order shutting down wikileaks.org, a whistleblower website, is 1st Amendment travesty

[…] focus toward China. From alt/pop musician Bjork lending her support to the Free Tibet movement while recently performing in Shanghai, to Steven Spielberg stepping down as artistic adviser of the Beijing Games citing objections to China’s ties to the Sudanese government, many see this as an opportune moment to put pressure on the People’s […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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FAC to California Court of Appeal: The Public Can’t See What No Longer Exists

FAC recently filed a "friend of court" brief in a California Court of Appeal case addressing an issue of critical importance to the public’s ability to obtain records under the California Public Records Act: should a CPRA requester be required to get a court order—an injunction—to prevent the government from destroying records? The clear […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 26, 2017
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FAC Seeks to Unseal Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Embattled Former State Senator

[…] standard for sealing has been met. It appears that the high court does not conduct this analysis in the case of a Governor’s clemency request. "This long- standing, flawed practice of immediately sealing records of this kind amounts to a sort of ‘secret docket’ at the state's highest court," said FAC Executive Director David […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 20, 2018
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FAC Moves to Unseal Records in BART Station Murder Case

[…] work on FAC’s motion, and students will argue in Alameda Superior Court if the hearing is granted. "Our team of UC Irvine law students and I are standing in the shoes of the community of Oakland to ask the court to let sunshine into the courtroom to ensure public confidence in the outcome of […]

October 31, 2019
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FAC Mourns Death of Lifelong Government Transparency Champion Daniel Ellsberg

[…] Daniel Ellsberg, who passed away today at the age of 92. Ellsberg’s 1971 leak prompted a watershed moment in American politics, journalism, and law, pitting the Nixon administration against the press in the U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times v. United States, which remains at the bedrock of First Amendment law. The case […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 16, 2023
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FAC Litigation Report: update on select current cases

[…] FAC filed an appeal of a decision by a California trial court rejecting FAC’s eight-year-long effort to force the California State Bar to release records from its admissions database. Since first filing suit against the State Bar in 2008, FAC has argued that the State Bar, an agency with a stated mission to protect […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 17, 2017
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FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award winners honored at Cal Press Foundation 138th Annual Dinner Banquet

[…] corruption and abuse in Florida Prisons; the Center for Public Integrity’s vast body of work on behalf of open government and unearthing public documents; and the Cal State, Fullerton, Daily Titan for standing up to official hostility from the school’s administration. Each of the First Amendment Coalition awards will be accompanied by a $1,000 prize.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 15, 2015
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FAC Fights Secret Hearings in Death Penalty Case

[…] accommodate those who wish to exercise their First Amendment rights. FAC, a California nonprofit organization that advocates for government transparency and public participation in civic affairs, is standing in for the public and press in the Cruz case. This is not FAC’s first fight for transparency in Kern County Superior Court. In June, FAC […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 28, 2020
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FAC Defends Press Freedom in Marin Photographer’s Case

[…] of Portje’s work. California law is clear on this: It absolutely bars the use of search warrants for a journalist’s unpublished materials. After undertaking several weeks of advocacy in support of Portje and his criminal defense lawyer, we are pleased to report two key developments. First, on Dec. 28, Marin County District Attorney Lori […]
- Press Freedom
January 4, 2022
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Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

[…] it can't be appealed, Google should defy the order and plan to relocate its Spanish-language search business outside of Spain (where the case was filed). The Obama administration should stand by Google, treating this decision as an infringement of free speech and a breach of America's free trade rights. Peter Scheer is executive director […]

May 14, 2014