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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Receives James Madison Freedom of Information Award from SPJ NorCal

    […] records and professional equipment, FAC jumped in immediately and led a legal fight to unseal the affidavits used to justify the search, later suing Mayor London Breed for records related to the raid. At the same time, FAC has been at the forefront ofnumerous battles over the scope of California’s new landmark policy transparency […]

    February 7, 2020

  • Cases

    First Amendment Coalition v. Chiu

    Working with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, we sued the San Francisco City Attorney and California Attorney General on November 22 to challenge a California statute that authorizes city attorneys, district attorneys and the Attorney General to seek civil penalties against anyone who publishes any information related to a sealed arrest record, […]

    December 5, 2024

  • Latest News

    Blog Cases

    LAPD’s use of “Stingray” cell-phone monitoring tool revealed by FAC public records request

    BY PETER SCHEER–The records published below–released to the First Amendment Coalition by the Los Angeles Police Department–confirm LAPD’s use, in criminal investigations, of a controversial technology for tracking cell phones. Devices using this technology, "International Mobile Subscriber Identity" locators, operate by mimicking a cellphone tower, causing cell phones that are within range to connect […]

    February 15, 2013

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Receives $100k Gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    […] Initiative, which connects journalists with qualified pro bono counsel to defend them against subpoenas seeking confidential sources and notes. "FAC is truly grateful to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for this generous gift, which will allow us to continue and expand our fight for speech and press freedoms, public access to government records and meetings, and […]

    June 20, 2019

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    Foreign media at Olympics urged to press home governments to demand China lift internet censorship

    […] urged news organizations to demand that their own governments, as participants in the Olympics, pressure China to end internet censorship. "US and other foreign media in China for the Olympics should not quietly go along with official policies that forbid free speech and the exchange of information," said Peter Scheer, the Coalition's executive director. […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

    […] nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, but other never made it in and were unable to speak during public comments. I would like to see if there is some sort of recourse we can pursue against the city/police department for violating our rights to attend and participate in the meeting.

    February 12, 2018

  • Latest News

    Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

    […] decision of Europe's highest court ordering Google to delete, on request, search results embarrassing to private individuals, is a watershed -- and not a good one -- for the Internet and for freedom of speech. Not that I'm unsympathetic to the college senior whose high school bust for marijuana possession is the first thing […]

    May 14, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?

    […] applies to the CA legislature. What law governs the process through which the CA legislature, including committees, considers laws and informs the public of opportunity to comment at hearings. And are there laws that prevent a committee for adding a last-minute amendment (without notice) to a bill that has little connection to the original bill?

    December 17, 2014

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    Police Records

    Police Department in New Jersey Won’t Release Report on a Family Member’s Death

    New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act provides that "government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State, with certain exceptions, for the protection of the public interest, and any limitations on the right of access … shall be construed in favor of the public’s right of […]

    August 22, 2020