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FAC Honors 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

[…] The series had significant real-world impact, including prompting new reviews of troubling past cases involving deadly use of force or dishonest officers. Voice of San Diego, a nonprofit newsroom, for ensuring access to COVID-19 death records through both public records litigation and shoe-leather reporting. The news organization’s series "Year One: COVID-19’s Death Toll" was […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 9, 2022
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FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award winners honored at Cal Press Foundation 138th Annual Dinner Banquet
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 15, 2015
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FAC Fights Secret Hearings in Death Penalty Case

[…] public health guidelines along with remote access, e.g. audio or video streaming, to safely 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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 28, 2020
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FAC Announces Advisory Board Members

May 4, 2012
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Extracting information from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) takes persistence and understanding one’s rights under FOIA

[…] with immigrant communitees are often a great resource in compiling background information before going to ICE. Tom Wilson, executive director of Canal Alliance in San Rafael, a nonprofit that works closely with the city’s immigrant community, told CFAC, "We often act as a clearing house of information, by making alliances with the community, lawyers, […]

June 2, 2009
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Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

[…] Google, treating this decision as an infringement of free speech and a breach of America's free trade rights. Peter Scheer is executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit advocating for free speech and government accountability. The views expressed here are Scheer's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FAC's Board of Directors.

May 14, 2014
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Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors

[…] knowledge to our organization." All three new members were unanimously elected to FAC’s board in May. For more information, contact: David Snyder Executive Director First Amendment Coalition [email protected] The First Amendment Coalition is an award-winning, nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to advancing free speech, more open and accountable government, and public participation in civic affairs.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 14, 2018
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Download Sunshine Week Coast to Coast

[…] Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know. Sunshine Week as a national effort is spearheaded by the American Society of News Editors. The […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 14, 2011
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Digital strip-search: Case of lost iPhone prototype shows the danger of using search warrant to seize journalists’ information

[…] warrant, the government's possession of evidence seized from Chen's home may undermine any possible prosecution of other, more culpable, parties. This article was first published on cnn.com ----- Peter Scheer, a lawyer and journalist, is Executive Director of the First Amendment Coalition, a California-based nonprofit that advocates for freedom of speech and government transparency. https://firstamendmentcoalition.org
- Press Freedom
April 30, 2010
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First Amendment

Refusing Censorship: A High School Paper’s Fight For Press Freedom

[…] Coalition’s educational and advocacy programs focused on advancing and defending free speech, a free press, and a more open and accountable government. She joined FAC, a California nonprofit, after more than a decade working as a reporter and editor at newspapers in five states, focusing on policing and courts. Ginny’s commitment to student press […]
- Press Freedom
February 23, 2023