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Does Wikileaks deserve Dan Ellsberg’s approval? The good Wikileaks, yes; the bad Wikileaks, no

BY PETER SCHEER---Although the anti-war movement of the 1960s has few heroes still standing, Daniel Ellsberg, the former defense analyst who leaked a secret history of the Vietnam War that became known as the Pentagon Papers, is surely one. As such, Ellsberg's full-throated support for Wikileaks, delivered as it dumped on the internet nearly […]
- Press Freedom
November 1, 2010
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Conservatives’ faith in local government is misplaced: The closer government is to the people, the more government is controlled by special interests.

May 3, 2012
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CFAC, scholars sue CA State Bar for access to records on affirmative action

[…] Hicks, "the real fear appears to be that the data may challenge the long-held belief that affirmative action is beneficial. The only way to bring this long- standing debate to fact-based conclusions is to allow legitimate research to proceed." CFAC, a free speech and open-government advocacy organization, contends that the requested records belong to […]

June 3, 2009
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CFAC joins amicus brief backing documentary journalist jailed for refusing to turn over out-takes to federal prosecutors

[…] Gibson Dunn represented Time Inc. and Time Magazine reporter Matt Cooper in their appeal last year to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the same legal theory was advanced. The Court, of course, declined to hear the case. Here is CFAC's notice of joinder of the amicus brief supporting Wolf. --Peter Scheer Here's a PDF […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009
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Celebrate Sunshine Week in California–Hold Public Officials Accountable for Access to Information

[…] Cheney has been fighting almost since he took office to avoid disclosing the names and affiliations of energy company executives with whom he met while formulating the administration's energy policies. What's the answer to this secrecy? It will take a continually vigilant public, acting through measures such as Proposition 59 and holding elected officials […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Inside The Fight For Public Records

[…] and pursue important accountability journalism. Hear from current and former newspaper staff members Shiloh Johnston, Li Khan, Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, and Leo Premnath-Ray, along with journalism instructor and adviser Eleni Economides Gastis. FAC Staff The open-government experts of the First Amendment Coalition will provide a tutorial on how to get started with your own records […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
January 31, 2024
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California agencies have no business claiming copyright protection for public records
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 22, 2016
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Are journalists who use leaked records engaging in the “fencing” of stolen property?
- Press Freedom
February 4, 2014
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Anonymous speech, although constitutionally protected, is mostly digital graffiti
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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An open letter to judges in the BALCO appeal

[…] degree of certainty, that their identity will remain secret. The requisite certainty won't exist if enforcement of a reporter's promise of confidentiality will be decided by an ad hoc balancing of the government's interest against the press' interest. The analogy of the attorney-client privilege is important for still another reason. Reporters, when they choose […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009