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Federal judge’s order shutting down wikileaks.org, a whistleblower website, is 1st Amendment travesty

[…] tech companies greater access to the Chinese market, but it would also achieve another, more novel, goal. Creating greater market access in China would lessen the need for American companies to accede to self-censorship, and in turn allow for greater freedom of information. A pro-trade decision by WTO would open the door for Web […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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FAC’s Top Sunshine Week Resources

Every week is Sunshine Week at FAC, where we are fighting for government transparency and your right to know all year round. As Sunshine Week comes to a close this year, we wanted to share some of our top resources: Watch: Unlocking Public Records in California, where FAC’s open-government experts focused on educating journalists […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 15, 2024
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FAC’s Legal Fight for Police Transparency Featured in The American Lawyer

California's landmark police transparency law, SB 1421, the Right to Know Act of 2018, made certain records about police misconduct and serious use-of-force available to the public for the first time. Enforcement of the law has required litigation across the state since it took effect. One of the lawyers leading transparency efforts for the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 10, 2020
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FAC, Media Coalition Oppose Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

[…] 1." Joining FAC in the effort are the Los Angeles Times, KQED, and the California News Publishers Association. See the briefing filed by FAC here. See here for the petition filed by the police union. FAC and the media coalition are represented in this matter by James Chadwick and Tenaya Rodewald of the Sheppard […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 28, 2018
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FAC, Media Coalition Notch Important Victory in Growing Police Transparency Fight

[…] all misconduct records, irrespective of when they were created. As a result, the judge ruled, the records must be released. However, Treat delayed the release of records for 10 days so that the unions can appeal the order if they wish. Judge Treat’s order is the first substantive ruling on a question that has […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 11, 2019
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FAC, Media Coalition Fight New Effort to Weaken CA Police Transparency Law

[…] purpose of the law, but would have a serious and detrimental effect on transparency broadly." Joining FAC in the effort are the Los Angeles Times, the Center for Investigative Reporting, the California News Publishers Association, the Bay Area News Group, and the Southern California News Group. A hearing is set on this issue for […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 19, 2019
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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 Wins Important Ruling for Police Transparency in California

[…] of a trove of serious police misconduct files," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "We are optimistic the agency will now begin producing records it has fought for over a year to keep secret — but if not, we will keep up the fight." FAC, joined by public news outlet KQED, sued last year […]

January 30, 2020
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FAC Welcomes Two California Attorneys to Board of Directors

[…] expertise and energy as FAC continues to grow to meet new challenges," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. Carl Douglas, of Douglas / Hicks Law, has practiced for more than four decades. His practice focuses on civil litigation, including personal injury and civil rights cases, and he currently represents numerous families across the country […]

November 14, 2022
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FAC suit against San Diego yields previously secret records on police use of invasive cell phone surveillance tool

[…] signed by the SDPD for the FAC lawsuit. This is significantly more accurate than the information available to police from cell phone providers like Verizon and AT &T. The use of Stingrays has been criticized by privacy advocates because they cast a broad net. Although police, when deploying a Stingray, may be searching for […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 2, 2016