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FAC Partners with MuckRock to Expand Reach of Open Records, Meetings Database

[…] Snyder. "MuckRock is providing a fantastic 21st-century solution to ensure anyone can simply and easily file public records requests. Hopefully, our resource will make it even easier for people to solicit information from their government." In addition to their online tools for seeking public records, MuckRock also provides a repository of hundreds of thousands […]

May 29, 2018
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FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

[…] meetings. The sessions also introduced the fellows to FAC’s free legal resources and mentors they can turn to throughout their careers. Michelle Zacarias, a news fellow reporting for CALÓ NEWS, a project of the Latino Media Collaboration, said she appreciated FAC’s session titled "Unlocking Public Records in California." "That was probably one of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
November 17, 2023
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FAC Obtains Clemency Records in 6 California Cases After Challenging Secret Docket

[…] submitted these materials to the court as "confidential." And until FAC intervened starting in 2018, the Supreme Court acquiesced to that designation — without following the strict requirements under California law for determining what court records can be sealed from public view. Access the records related to the governor’s recommendation to pardon or commute […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 23, 2019
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FAC Names Leading California Media Figures to Board of Directors

[…] leaders in California journalism join our board of directors," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "Cheryl, Sewell and Linda are joining FAC at a crucial time, both for our organization and for our state and country as a whole--we couldn’t be more fortunate to have their expertise and energy as FAC continues to grow […]

November 12, 2020
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FAC Joins Brief Urging California Supreme Court to Hold That Internet Content Providers Have a Right Under the First Amendment to Defend Speech on Their Websites

[…] the California Supreme Court to overrule a lower court's conclusion that Yelp could be required to remove content from its website — even though Yelp never had notice and an opportunity to challenge such an order. The ruling contradicts fundamental First Amendment principles, including the notion that publishers of content—not just the creators of […]
- Free Expression
April 20, 2017
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FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award winners honored at Cal Press Foundation 138th Annual Dinner Banquet

[…] traditions of community journalism and the other demonstrating the effectiveness of citizen activism in holding officials accountable. They are both equally deserving of public honor and emulation for their advancement of government transparency: Monterey County Weekly is recognized for its years-long effort, led by Editor Mary Duan and Staff Writer Sara Rubin, to unearth […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 15, 2015
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FAC Fights Unprecedented Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K From Records Requester

[…] to learn about their government. Newark Unified has asked the Alameda County Superior Court in California to order Elizabeth Brazil to pay the school district $449, 317.60 for time the district’s attorneys spent litigating Brazil’s effort to obtain records under the California Public Records Act. If the school district were to prevail on this […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 6, 2018
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FAC Defends Press Freedom in Marin Photographer’s Case

[…] and should never have been able to get a search warrant. FAC, joined by the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, put authorities on notice of Portje’s status as a journalist days after his arrest, and yet police got a judge to sign a warrant. (Read more news coverage in the […]
- Press Freedom
January 4, 2022
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Coalition Urges Compliance with California Public Records Law Amid COVID-19 Crisis

[…] San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior Court (1983) 143 Cal.App.3d 762, 771-72.) Moreover, the Governor’s recent emergency orders do not waive any of the California Public Records Act’s requirements. While we acknowledge the extraordinary stresses that government agencies face right now, we urge all government agencies to comply with the California Public Records Act and […]

March 23, 2020
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CFAC joins amicus brief backing documentary journalist jailed for refusing to turn over out-takes to federal prosecutors

[…] appeal last year to the U.S. Supreme Court, where the same legal theory was advanced. The Court, of course, declined to hear the case. Here is CFAC's notice of joinder of the amicus brief supporting Wolf. --Peter Scheer Here's a PDF of the brief. Here is CFAC's notice of joinder of the amicus brief […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009