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    FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

    […] an overview of the California Public Records Act and the Brown Act’s open-meeting protections, FAC’s sessions offered watchdog reporting strategies and insights from rising-star journalists. Omar Rashad, government accountability reporter for Fresnoland, shared tips for using public records to tell important stories through an equity lens. And the Washington Post’s Trisha Thadani gave insights […]

    November 17, 2023

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    FAC Lawsuit Prompts Disclosure of Records Alleging Misconduct by Milpitas City Official

    […] earlier "reverse CPRA" lawsuit filed by Williams prevented the city from releasing the records. Under a "reverse CPRA" action, any individual claiming to have an interest in government records sought by a CPRA request can preemptively seek to prevent the release of those records–sometimes before the person who originally requested the records has a […]

    October 27, 2017

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Honors 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award. Exposing the culture of secrecy in corporations. Putting sunshine on policing across California. Illuminating the toll the pandemic took on their neighbors. FAC’s 2021 honorees advanced freedom of expression or access to information through accountability […]

    February 9, 2022

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Gets $100K Boost from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    […] transparent and accountable to the people The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to boost the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift supports all of FAC’s programs, including training and advocacy for journalists, a free Legal Hotline for all, […]

    August 24, 2021

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    Everyone Hates Julian Assange—Except For That Time They Used to Love Him

    […] speech and a free press. Do you claim to support a free press? Assange has a document release that will test that belief. Do you believe in government transparency? Wikileaks has very likely caused you to impose some limits on that belief—limits that may well be tied to your partisan orientation. Espionage Act Prosecution […]

    December 15, 2018

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    FAC News Press Release

    Craig Newmark Philanthropies Commits $100K to FAC

    Gift fuels journalist training programs, open- government litigation and press freedom defense work The First Amendment Coalition today announced a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift comes during an especially critical time for combatting government secrecy and threats […]

    September 9, 2020

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    Can the First Amendment Survive President Trump?

    […] it is precious. President-elect Donald Trump likes to talk about a future in which America will be great "again." Freedom of speech---in particular, the right to criticize government without having to whisper and look over one’s shoulder---is why, frankly, America is great now. Freedom of speech derives from a mere handful of words inscribed […]

    November 18, 2016

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    FAC News Press Release

    Announcing FAC’s 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award. This year FAC received 30 nominations covering the efforts of journalists, individuals, government officials, educators, attorneys, community groups, non-profit journalism organizations and newspapers. The two 2014 winners of this year’s awards use different methods […]

    December 2, 2014

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    Amici Briefs Digest, Dec. 2017

    […] communication service providers -- is unconstitutional because it requires a prior restraint in violation of the First Amendment. The statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2709, 3511, allows the government to impose gag orders on internet companies that receive NSL’s, preventing them from publicly stating even that they were subjected to an NSL. In the underlying […]

    December 8, 2017