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    FAC, Media Coalition Oppose Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

    A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed briefing in the California Supreme Court to oppose a police union’s effort to undermine the effectiveness of a new, landmark police transparency law. The law requires a wide range of records relating to police misconduct to be available to the […]

    December 28, 2018

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    FAC, Media Coalition Notch Important Victory in Growing Police Transparency Fight

    A coalition of media groups led by the First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in the latest battle in the expanding legal fight over California’s landmark police transparency bill, Senate Bill 1421. On Friday, Judge Charles Treat of the Contra Costa County Superior Court denied a preliminary injunction sought by police unions that would have […]

    February 11, 2019

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    FAC Suit Against San Diego DA Forces Disclosure of Employee Misconduct Records

    […] First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in a lawsuit against the San Diego district attorney’s office, forcing the disclosure of public records related to accusations of sexual misconduct by public employees. As a result of FAC’s lawsuit, a court ordered the county to turn over dozens of pages of records. District Attorney Summer Stephan’s decision […]

    October 21, 2019

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    FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

    […] interest in disclosure. FAC is represented in the case by Karl Olson, San Francisco attorney with the  law firm of Ram, Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski "How a government agency spends public funds cannot be private, proprietary information," said Peter Scheer, FAC’s executive director. "Stamping the word ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ across the top of a public document […]

    February 4, 2016

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    FAC Sues CA Attorney General to Force Disclosure of Police Misconduct Files

    […] but to send the right message about transparency to police departments across the state," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "Unfortunately, the Attorney General has done neither. By denying public access to these crucial files, he has given a green light to other departments to disregard the new law." Police unions across California have […]

    February 14, 2019

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    FAC Seeks to Unseal Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Embattled Former State Senator

    […] a pace that vastly outstrips his recent predecessors. Under California's common law right of access to court records, as well as the right to such records provided by the California Constitution and the First Amendment, records filed in all California courts are generally presumed to be available to the public. In order to seal […]

    November 20, 2018

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    FAC Receives James Madison Freedom of Information Award from SPJ NorCal

    […] of Information Award given by the Society of Professional Journalists' NorCal Chapter in recognition of organizations and individuals who have advanced principles of free speech and open government. In recognizing FAC as the nonprofit awardee, SPJ NorCal highlighted FAC's strategic litigation in Northern California and beyond that led to greater access to government records. […]

    February 7, 2020

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    FAC posts online confidential CalPERS’ docs ordered released by Court

    […] in which CalPERS lost all of its $100 million investment.  The records--which include the partnership agreement, offering memorandum and email exchanges about the failed investment---were ordered released by the Superior Court in San Francisco. The documents have been released in two sets, one on September 24 and the second on September 30. Follow the […]

    September 28, 2010

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    FAC Pays Tribute to Late Journalist Tim Crews

    […] founder, publisher, editor and owner who reported, took photos, sold ads and even delivered copies — had an outsized impact on the community he covered, crusading against government secrecy, and on the journalism profession, once serving five days in jail to protect a confidential news source, an ordeal that prompted a state law change. […]

    January 5, 2021