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SB 331, a secrecy bill masquerading as a transparency bill, deserves a veto
September 16, 2015
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FAC Urges Immediate Dismissal of Charges Against Victorville City Council Member Arrested During Meeting
February 24, 2023
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FAC Opposes California Bills that Would Reduce Face-to-Face Accountability
August 21, 2023
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FAC Opposes Bill that Could Hinder Public Access to Meetings
April 2, 2021
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Yahoo!’s Neil Budde Joins CFAC Board
[…] Budde, the head of news operations for internet portal Yahoo!, is the latest addition to the board of directors of the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC), the nonprofit, public interest organization announced today. Budde, who joined Yahoo! In 2004, is Vice President, Editor in Chief for Yahoo! News, Finance and Sports. He works in […]June 2, 2009
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Why FAC is Urging the Biden Administration to End Assange Prosecution
[…] by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and related coverage in the New York Times, "Civil-Liberties Groups Ask Biden Justice Dept. to Drop Julian Assange Charges." David Snyder is the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech, a free press and a more open and accountable government.February 8, 2021
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Victory for FAC’s Subpoena Defense Initiative
[…] protect these rights." FAC’s Subpoena Defense Initiative helps connect reporters with qualified counsel to defend against subpoenas seeking protected information. With the explosion in small start-up and/or nonprofit media outlets, as well as a steep rise in the number of freelance journalists, there is a significant and growing need for low- or no-cost legal […]January 3, 2018
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Vallejo’s bankruptcy highlights need for transparency in city-union contracts
June 3, 2009
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Trump By The Numbers: The Best of (New York) Times and the Worst of (New York) Times
[…] years, and in February the Times exceeded three million paid print and digital subscriptions. Large newspapers and magazines are reporting similar surges across the board. Contributions to nonprofit journalism outlets have soared, and show no sign of coming down. Story #2 (the worst of times) Americans' trust and confidence in the mass media "to […]March 15, 2017
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The U.S. is alone among western democracies in protecting “hate speech.” Chalk it up to a healthy fear of government censorship.
[…] to ban. Intolerance of censorship is a powerful First Amendment value. It is a value worth remembering, and honoring, during Sunshine Week. Peter Scheer, a lawyer and journalist, is Executive Director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting freedom of speech and the public’s right to know. firstamendmentcoalition.org text of opinionMarch 14, 2011