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Adams v. County of Sacramento

This amicus brief advocates for a broad definition of "public concern" in the interest of protecting the free speech rights of public employees while still allowing governmental employers to consider the impact of the speech on the workplace. CLOSED
- Free Expression
December 5, 2024
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Advocates, Press Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

[…] the prison has closed. Unless there is a compelling reason to maintain secrecy, the court should make the previously sealed documents available to the public immediately. " For decades, FCI Dublin officers hid the prison’s toxic culture from outside authorities and used threats and retaliation to silence the women they sexually abused," said Angelica […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 12, 2024
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June 12, 2024
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FAC To LAPD: Police Bodycam Footage is a Public Record and Must Be Released

[…] to release bodycam footage unless ordered to do so by a court, and apparently treats all bodycam footage as exempt from disclosure under the so-called "investigative records" exemption to the California Public Records Act's broad disclosure requirements. As FAC explains in its letter to the Commission, which you can read below, the department's blanket […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 8, 2017
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CFAC protests new legislation curbing access to government mapping data

[…] private corporations able to pay huge licensing fees. AB 1978 would amend the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Section 6254.9 of the CPRA now provides a narrow exemption from disclosure for "computer software" (section 6254.9(a)), which is defined to include "computer mapping systems " (section 6254.9(b)). Under AB 1978, this limited exemption for mapping […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Join us in urging the Governor to sign SB 914 to protect privacy and free speech rights

[…] requiring police, following an arrest, to obtain a warrant to search an individual's cellphone (or other "portable electronic device"), just as the police would have to do for a search of files located in your office desk or your bedroom (which are far better analogies than a cigarette pack). The virtue of a warrant […]
- Free Expression
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 21, 2011
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CA Senate Bill 1421 Would Bring Desperately Needed Transparency to Police Misconduct Files

[…] including officer-involved shootings and instances where police officers have lied under oath. Law enforcement officers are alone among public employees in California (at least those who work for agencies subject to the California Public Records Act) in being able to keep secret even confirmed allegations of misconduct. For everyone except police officers, investigations into […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 9, 2018
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Brown signs SB 1300, but calls on Legislature to fix public access issues

[…] law does not authorize petroleum refineries to collect attorney’s fees from individuals or organizations seeking those records." Hancock, in a letter to Jerry Brown, acknowledged the need for "additional language" to "avoid any misinterpretation" and said it is her "intent to introduce legislation next session" to do that. The problematic amendments to SB 1300 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 17, 2014
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Will All Judges Who Have Viewed Porn Please Stand Up?

[…] constitutionally protected. Kozinski has the right, under the First Amendment, to possess pornographic materials on his own computer. It is a right that we all have, and for good reason: in a free society, government has no business regulating private choices about what movies to see, books to read or photos to view. Although […]

June 3, 2009
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Victory in the Ninth Circuit for FAC and for Government Transparency

[…] American citizens abroad. In a unanimous ruling, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit held that FAC is entitled to have the government pay FAC’s attorneys’ fees for its five-year legal battle with DOJ over the release of the so-called Drone Memos. "The Ninth Circuit’s decision is a vindication of FAC’s sustained efforts, against […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 25, 2017