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The public does not get to see what’s in the new BART contract until it’s a done deal. Why is that?

In a few days the members of unions representing BART workers will complete their vote to approve a new contract---a collective bargaining agreement. The vote will finalize the agreement, making it legally binding on both the unions and on BART. And only then, when the ink has dried and the agreement is a fait […]

October 29, 2013
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Supremes pass on NYT reporter Risen’s appeal of ruling requiring him to ID sources. This is a good thing.

[…] Justice Department has tightened its internal policies to curb future abuses, the Department took a hard line in its Supreme Court brief in the Risen case. The government, opposing Risen’s request for review, argued against the Court’s recognition of protection for journalists’ sources (even while the Justice Department has supported the Shield Law bill). […]
- Free Expression
June 17, 2014
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Statement by FAC’s David Snyder on Newly Unsealed Carmody Search Warrant Materials

The following is a statement by First Amendment Coalition Executive Director David Snyder: The search warrant application unsealed today shows, beyond any reasonable doubt, that the San Francisco Police Department knew Bryan Carmody is a journalist before they sought a search warrant for his office — and that they provided ample evidence of that […]
- Press Freedom
August 6, 2019
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Should news outlets, social media & internet services curb public access to ISIS?

[…] is fair to say, unreceptive to the rational back-and-forth of public debate on the merits of Islamist extremism. I do not mean to suggest that the federal government should take steps to unplug ISIS videos on the internet, even if it could do so (which is doubtful). That would blow too big a hole […]
- Free Expression
February 24, 2015
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Reader Response

[…] October 11, 2006, I received an e-mail message from an organization calling itself the California First Amendment Coalition. The message header was "Flash: First Amendment and Open Government News," surely something I'd be interested in reading. The body of the message was a re-print of the current lead article, Vol. 16, no. 16, on […]

June 2, 2009
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Putin plays the media like a violin

[…] current election cycle is the disconcerting spectacle of a foreign adversary successfully manipulating the American news media. I’m referring, of course, to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. After government cybersleuths, at his direction, hacked the Democratic National Committee’s computer network and the email inbox of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Putin made the savvy decision to […]

October 19, 2016
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Public schools may take down a student banner stating “Bong Hits 4 Jesus,” the US Supreme Court rules. But not in California.

[…] and held that student speech at public schools can be censored if it "can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use." The Court held that the government has an "important--indeed, perhaps compelling interest" in deterring the use of dangerous drugs by students and that the First Amendment "does not require schools to tolerate […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Boalt Hall professor Steve Barnett and Modesto Bee ME Dan Day join CFAC board

[…] "We are thrilled to be adding Steve and Dan to the board," said Paul Gullixson, CFAC president. "They bring a depth of knowledge and experience in open- government matters that will be hugely helpful as CFAC continues to expand its activities," he said. Both Barnett and Day were invited to join the CFAC board […]

June 2, 2009
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Peter Scheer honored with Cal Press Foundation Award

[…] is credited with maintaining the defense of "the people's right to know" while taking the organization in new directions. These included legal cases involving public access to government data; an initiative to use the World Trade Organization to challenge China's censorship of the internet as a violation of international trade rules; litigation against CalPERS […]

November 29, 2016
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Obama should just say ‘No’ to aides who, worried about FOIA, say he must give up beloved Blackberry

[…] degree of security. A further recommendation: He should promise to make public all his communications on the Blackberry going forward. Such a commitment would establish Obama’s open- government credentials while earning him considerable capital with the news media. Moreover, the contrast with Capitol Hill secrecy could be used to put pressure on Congress to […]

June 3, 2009