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Major newspapers back CFAC/MAPlight lawsuit to expand public access to Legislative actions

[…] their hands." There is no mystery about why California politicians might be reluctant to cooperate with MAPLight. The nonprofit, nonpartisan group has set up an easy-to-navigate way for voters to track the connection between contributions and votes in Congress. It hopes to do the same in the state Capitol. I have no doubt the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Key settlement in FAC case breaks new ground in public access to officials’ emails

[…] a landmark settlement in a case involving public access to government email messages. The agreement with the city of Auburn, California requires the city to save emails for at least two years–replacing a prior policy of deleting most emails after 30 days. The agreement, approved by the city today, also assures public access to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 25, 2012
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Journalists Thomas Peele & Caroline Titus named 2016 FAC Award Winners

[…] stories that advance government transparency and "the people’s right to know." The winners are journalists Thomas Peele and Caroline Titus. The following is from the award citations for each: THOMAS PEELE is an investigative reporter, teacher and open government advocate who filed hundreds of public records requests this year to build a database of the 944 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 29, 2016
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Journalist Sues City of Fresno for Withholding Public Records About Taser Use that Caused Severe Burns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 21, 2023 Contact: [email protected] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Brian Howey, an Oakland-based investigative journalist, has sued the City of Fresno under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for the city’s refusal to release use-of-force records regarding the death of Michael Sanders, who was tased multiple times by Fresno police […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 21, 2023
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How FAC Fights for Police Transparency

[…] a FAQ and sample request letters. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PRIMER This handbook offers an overview of our state’s main freedom of information law, with discussion of exemptions, fees, and best practices for submitting requests. The Public Records Act was renumbered in 2023, and this guide has been updated to reflect the new code […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 9, 2023
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FAC, ACLU Sue for Public Access to Kern County Superior Court

[…] provided video or audio feeds of court proceedings. In most cases in Kern County, however, even family members were turned away from courthouses and not given options for remote access. It’s not just a hardship, it’s also unconstitutional. Today, the American Civil Liberties Union Foundations of Southern and Northern California, and the First Amendment […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 26, 2020
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FAC Urges Court to Block Fresno Ordinance, Citing First Amendment Concerns

[…] important role in documenting the government’s treatment of homeless people, FAC's brief says UPDATE May 24, 2022: A federal judge, citing First Amendment problems, granted plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the ordinance at issue in the case. Read the order. The First Amendment Coalition today filed an amicus brief urging […]
- Press Freedom
April 12, 2022
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FAC sues LA council over destroyed public records

[…] new lawsuit filed by the First Amendment Coalition against Los Angeles highlights local governments’ all-too-common---and illegal---practice of destroying public records. The suit, filed Thursday in Superior Court for Los Angeles County, focuses on documents that went missing when a termed-out council member, Tom LaBonge, left office in 2015. Thousands of documents about city business---"public […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 26, 2016
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FAC Moves—Again—To Unseal Records From CA Supreme Court “Secret Docket”

[…] prevents the public from seeing a crucial aspect of criminal justice in this state." FAC’s motion does not question that the woman, Susan H. Burton, is eligible for a pardon. The motion rather challenges the practice of automatically sealing pardon-request records–a practice that clearly violates California law. Under the California Rules of Court, the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 11, 2019
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FAC Moves to Unseal Search Warrants in Illegal Police Raid on SF Journalist

The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed a motion to unseal the San Francisco Police Department’s applications for two search warrants in the case of journalist Bryan Carmody, whose home and office police raided last week,sparking national outrage from press advocates, civil libertarians and many others. Why two judges authorized those warrants—which appear to […]
- Press Freedom
May 17, 2019