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New FAC Lawsuit To Tackle Growing Use of “Reverse CPRA” Suits

FAC sues Milpitas for access to information about alleged misconduct by city officials A new lawsuit filed by the First Amendment Coalition against the city of Milpitas highlights the growing use of so-called "reverse California Public Records Act" suits to pre-empt the public’s right of access to information about their government. FAC’s lawsuit, filed […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 31, 2017
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FAC, Media Coalition Oppose Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

[…] 1." Joining FAC in the effort are the Los Angeles Times, KQED, and the California News Publishers Association. See the briefing filed by FAC here. See here for the petition filed by the police union. FAC and the media coalition are represented in this matter by James Chadwick and Tenaya Rodewald of the Sheppard […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 28, 2018
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FAC Wins Important Ruling for Police Transparency in California

[…] and KQED’s favor, the release of the requested records is not necessarily imminent. The court noted Becerra’s office can challenge disclosure of individual records based on various exemptions allowed by the Public Records Act. And his office could appeal to the California Supreme Court. FAC is represented by Michael T. Risher. KQED is represented […]

January 30, 2020
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FAC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Core Political Speech

[…] the United States Supreme Court, urging that court to review and reverse a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals that punished a political candidate for speech that should have been protected under the First Amendment. The West Virginia court imposed the draconian punishment of a two-year suspension on Judge-Elect Stephen O. […]
- Free Expression
August 9, 2017
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FAC to California Court of Appeal: The Public Can’t See What No Longer Exists

[…] should a CPRA requester be required to get a court order—an injunction—to prevent the government from destroying records? The clear answer is "no." If the CPRA stands for anything, it is the idea that the government has a duty, at an absolute minimum, to retain records sought under the CPRA. That obligation stems from […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 26, 2017
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FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

[…] persuading the tourism bureau to change its mind. But the bureau denied FAC’s request, which led to the filing of the lawsuit. Although the CPRA provides an exemption for bona fide, legally enforceable "trade secrets," the information in Sonoma County’s Super Bowl contract can’t meet the legal standard, according to FAC. "What could possibly […]

February 4, 2016
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FAC Sues San Francisco Police, Mayor Breed for Records Related to Raid on Journalist

The First Amendment Coalition today continued its fight for transparency in the police raid on a San Francisco journalist, filing a lawsuit over city officials’ refusal to release public records. FAC sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, an effort […]
- Press Freedom
August 21, 2019
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FAC Sues San Diego District Attorney’s Office for Sexual Harassment, Misconduct Records

[…] are of paramount public interest—as we have seen time and again in the "me too" era, sexual misconduct allegations have been allowed to fester in the dark for far too long." The records sought by FAC are of particular interest not just because of their nature and content, but also because they are in […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 27, 2018
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FAC Sues Bakersfield For Open Meetings, Records Violations

[…] the meeting—there was no mention of litigation, but rather the presentations showed council members discussed fundamental issues of city governance, including revenue, staffing and taxation. The "anticipated litigation" exemption does not apply to such broad financial and policy matters, nor does any other exemption to the Brown Act’s open-meetings requirements. "Bakersfield is trying to use […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 22, 2017
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FAC Prompts Disclosure of California Governor Jerry Brown’s Social Media ‘Block Lists’

[…] Brown showing that he blocked more than 1,500 individual accounts on his Twitter and Facebook accounts--a practice that excluded those people from participating in a vital forum for political discussion and debate surrounding the state’s highest elected official. In releasing the documents to FAC, the Governor’s office said Brown does not "currently block or […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 27, 2017