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FAC Sues Ventura County Sheriff for Violating Public Records Act

[…] disclosable under the state’s 2019 landmark transparency laws. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office responded to multiple records requests with delays and denials, without providing sufficient justification required by the California Public Records Act, FAC’s lawyers say in the suit filed in Ventura County Superior Court. "The lawsuit continues FAC’s work across California to enforce […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 30, 2021
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FAC Prevails in Lawsuit Against Bakersfield Over Open Meetings, Records Violations

The First Amendment Coalition has prevailed in a lawsuit against the city of Bakersfield, with a judge ruling that the city council violated open- government laws when it held three closed-door sessions to discuss city finances and then refused to release public records related to those meetings. The ruling, a complete victory for FAC […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 10, 2020
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FAC Prevails in Effort to Force CA Attorney General to Disclose Police Misconduct Files

A San Francisco judge today ordered California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to begin disclosing police-misconduct files sought by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC)—a victory for government transparency against one of the few remaining police agencies in the state to refuse to comply with Senate Bill 1421, California’s new landmark police transparency bill that went […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 17, 2019
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FAC Partners with MuckRock to Expand Reach of Open Records, Meetings Database

[…] in full on FAC’s website, is a compendium of questions submitted over FAC’s free Legal Hotline, followed by answers provided by FAC's attorneys, all first amendment and government access specialists at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP, a global law firm. "FAC’s Asked and Answered database has helped thousands of people with their First Amendment […]

May 29, 2018
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FAC Legal Director David Loy Honored with Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter’s James Madison Award

[…] "My career is dedicated to the principle that transparency is the oxygen of accountability. I am honored to be recognized in such distinguished company for defending open government without fear or favor," said Loy. The Norwin S. Yoffie Career Achievement Award goes to FAC Board Member Karl Olson for a 40-plus year career in […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 25, 2024
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FAC joins Apple v Samsung appeal to urge disclosure of confidential records filed in court “under seal”

[…] trial court Judge, Lucy Koh, ordering the unsealing of many (but not all) of the sealed records. FAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to free speech and open- government, filed its motion to intervene in the appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Washington, DC, appeals court that will decide […]
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- Press Freedom
September 5, 2012
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FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

[…] the school district’s motion, explaining that it lacked any basis in law and, moreover, would cast an intolerable chill over the public’s ability to learn about their government. "The court’s order here sends a clear message to public agencies who would try to twist the California Public Records Act to punish those seeking transparency […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 11, 2018
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Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

[…] see when they "Google" her in a job interview. But the issue is not whether she should have some recourse -- she should! -- but whether a government, any government, may dictate to Google what it may or may not publish in response to users' searches. This is a free speech issue, make no […]

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

[…] the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner of the Bay City News Service; and Juliet […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 14, 2018
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Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.

[…] apply to the subpoenas of federal courts and federal grand juries: a big gap in coverage that inevitably restricts news reporting on controversial matters involving the federal government. News of the Obama Justice Department's overzealous investigation of leaks to the press--in particular, leaks of information to the Associated Press and to James Rosen of […]
- Press Freedom
September 17, 2013