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California vs. the First Amendment: FAC & Cal Press Panel Discussion, Dec. 5, 2019

David Snyder, executive director of FAC; Jim Ewert, general counsel of the California News Publishers Association; Victoria Baranetsky, general counsel of the Center for Investigative Reporting; Audrey Cooper, editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle; Noah Griffin, columnist.
- Press Freedom
November 11, 2019
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Bush Signs FOIA Rewrite

[…] discounted processing and duplication fees that are available to the news media. Other important reforms include: Broadening the scope of information that can be requested by including government contracting information held by private contractors; Assigning public tracking numbers to all requests; Denying agencies that exceed the 20-day deadline for responses the right to charge […]

June 2, 2009
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Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

[…] new litigation capacity," said Peter Scheer, FAC's executive director. "By filing selected lawsuits to overcome agencies’ denials of access, we hope to send a strong message to government bureaucracies," Scheer continued. "The message is: "You cannot disregard the public's and the media's open-government rights with impunity." In addition to Alexander, FAC contracts with Holme […]

March 9, 2010
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Appeal judges hear arguments in CFAC’s suit for release of county’s digital mapping database

[…] digital mapping applications. Santa Clara County, which has licensed the basemap for tens-of-thousands of dollars, now claims release of the files threatens national security and is barred by federal Homeland Security regulations. Appeals Court judges quizzed lawyers for both sides in a recent hearing.-PS Here's an article, in Directions Magazine, about the appeal hearing […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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AP Sunlight Freedom of Information Awards Announced

[…] region that best exemplify the use of public records in an effort to effectively shed light on issues of civic importance. The award is judged and co-sponsored by CFAC and is given in association with the AP Newswriting and Photo Contest, which celebrate the best in print journalism from 2007. The winner of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Anonymous speech, although constitutionally protected, is mostly digital graffiti

Freedom of expression means taking responsibility for what you write. By Peter Scheer A Chinese blogger, defying a government censorship decree, publishes information about the crash of a military transport plane. Another blogger, an Egyptian, posts photos of the scarred body of a teenager who was tortured by Egyptian police. Both bloggers are anonymous. […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Annie Cappetta Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

[…] litigation in the First Amendment Clinic at Vanderbilt. "We are delighted to have Annie on board. She has shown exceptional dedication to the First Amendment and open government, and we look forward to her excellent work in helping expand our legal program’s reach and impact," says FAC’s Legal Director, David Loy. Annie joins in […]

September 21, 2023
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A 1st Amendment Kiss** to the LA Times for coverage of LA schools that empowers parents to hold bureaucrats and politicians accountable

[…] but a First Amendment Kiss is FAC's honorific for those who, by their acts, words, or example, strengthen the claim for freedom of speech, for transparency in government, and for political accountability. Our First Amendment Kiss-Off is reserved for those persons and institutions who, whether out of distrust of citizens or undue deference to […]

August 27, 2010
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"Mother Jones" publisher Jay Harris and media lawyers Judy Alexander and Ed Davis join CFAC Board

[…] Board of Directors as well, " said James Chadwick, CFAC’s President. "Jay, Judy, and Ed are steeped in the practicalities of putting the First Amendment and open government to work for everyone. They're bringing that expertise to CFAC, and they'll be invaluable additions to the Board," he said. CFAC is a nonprofit advocacy organization […]

June 2, 2004
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“Let us Now Praise” a Famous Man: Ray Pryke, Friend of the First Amendment

BY PETER SCHEER---The First Amendment has lost a good friend. Raymond Pryke, a free speech provocateur, agitator for open and accountable government, and patron of First Amendment scholarship and advocacy, died February 7 in the southern California high-desert community of Hesperia, where he lived and worked for many years. He was 91. A British […]

February 20, 2015