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    Brown signs anti-sunshine bill, setting up 1st Amdt battle. Do labor rights trump democracy?

    BY PETER SCHEER—Jerry Brown is often praised for his political independence, for his willingness to make policy choices that he thinks are right on the merits, even if it means angering poerful constituencies. But there are limits. They were reached in the latest legislative term in the Governor’s decision to sign legislation drafted and […]

    October 27, 2015

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    Are journalists who use leaked records engaging in the “fencing” of stolen property?

    Some government officials have been pushing the theory that journalists who write stories based on leaked classified documents---think Glenn Greenwald, for example---are engaging in the "fencing" of stolen property. Mike Rogers, the Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee, made this point yesterday when questioning FBI Director James Comey at a congressional hearing. Rogers […]

    February 4, 2014

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    Apple v Samsung appeals court signals interest in transparency issue

    […] transparency in patent infringement litigation. The case is an appeal from the massive Apple v. Samsung suit. Both parties have appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to void rulings by the trial judge that order the companies to unseal--that is, make public--financial and other records that they filed with […]

    March 15, 2013

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    Appeal judges hear arguments in CFAC’s suit for release of county’s digital mapping database

    CFAC is awaiting a decision in an appeal of its trial court victory against Santa Clara County for release of the county's digital "basemap" of real estate parcels, which can be used in various digital mapping applications. Santa Clara County, which has licensed the basemap for tens-of-thousands of dollars, now claims release of the […]

    June 2, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Announcing FAC’s 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    […] of investigative journalism and the other demonstrating the effectiveness of advocacy using government data and the internet. They are both equally deserving of public honor and emulation for their advancement of government transparency: Sacramento Bee investigative reporter Charles Piller is honored for his three-year effort to uncover construction flaws and apparent fraud in the […]

    December 2, 2014

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    After near-death in Supreme Court, will public employee unions change their ways?

    […] unions---even salary and benefit negotiations---raise controversial political issues, the First Amendment requires that ALL dues payments must be optional. Not just a portion of dues payments ( for political contributions, lobbying and such, for which workers have long been able to claim refunds), but ALL dues payments. Now you can see why the Friedrichs […]

    March 30, 2016

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    2007 FAC Awards: CFAC Names Six Award Winners, One Big Loser

    […] among the recipients of awards given by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) at the organization’s Free Speech and Open Government Assembly held at the Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. The awards are given in recognition of an individual’s or organization’s courage and commitment to First Amendment principles. Chauncey Bailey The 2007 […]

    June 3, 2009

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    1st Amendment unravels plans to hide Cosby transcript, police-shooting video

    BY PETER SCHEER--- For lawyers who specialize in helping clients suppress information that could prove embarrassing or worse, several recent developments just made their job a lot harder—which is, of course, a good thing from the standpoint of the public interest. Last week a federal judge in California was persuaded to lift a protective […]

    July 21, 2015