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    The First

    The First celebrates icons, journalists, activists, and attorneys who embody the rights and values FAC fights for every day — to speak truth to power, to publish uncomfortable facts, and to harness the power of the people to bring about change.  

    July 20, 2024

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    First Amendment

    FAC Urges Federal Court to Uphold Right to Appeal Denials of Anti-SLAPP Motions

    […] order denying an anti-SLAPP motion. This is a key part of the law because it allows parties to seek a ruling on whether the lawsuit can go forward before they incur potentially crushing litigation costs. With Davis Wright Tremaine, FAC filed an amicus brief in Martinez v. ZoomInfo Techs., Inc. to defend longstanding Ninth […]

    February 8, 2024

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    A Guide to 2023 Open Meetings Law Changes

    […] lawmakers increased the ability of members of both local and state bodies to participate remotely — pandemic-inspired policy that set off debates about whether such increased flexibility for public officials would result in less accountability to the public. Additional changes include a bill that allows the presiding member of a body governed by the […]

    February 16, 2023

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    Terms of Service

    […] guardian. 2. Additional Terms Some of our Services have additional terms and conditions ("Additional Terms").  Where Additional Terms apply to a Service, we will make them available for you to read through your use of that Service.  By using that Service, you agree to the Additional Terms. 3. Acceptable Use of the Site and […]

    July 8, 2024

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    Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

    […] Amendment Coalition Executive Director Peter Scheer wrote, The (anti-SLAPP) Legislature never meant to expose plaintiffs in litigation under these open- government laws to the risk of liability for a government agency’s attorney’s fees merely because they end up on the losing side. That risk is so great it will deter virtually all plaintiffs, no […]

    August 10, 2009

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    FAC Urges California Courts to Ensure Public Access Amid COVID-19 Emergency

    […] barriers to access judicial records and proceedings. The coalition makes a number of recommendations: First, telephonic hearings must be conducted on conference lines that make some allowance for free public usage. And dial-in information must be readily available to the public in advance of the hearing.Second, criminal proceedings, such as arraignments and sentencing, that […]

    March 25, 2020

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    FAC Joins Coalition Urging SF Mayor to Restore Rights Under Sunshine Ordinance

    […] to receive documents and information exchanged during contract negotiations, nor the right to a response to a Public Records Act request unimpeded by the often abused 'catch-all' exemption from disclosure found in Government Code section 6255, to combat this public health emergency. In fact, the Sunshine Ordinance section expressly forbids 'assert(ing) an exemption for […]

    April 20, 2020