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FAC Supports CA Senate Bill 629 to Protect Members of the Press During Protests

[…] 2020, would: ensure an authorized member of the media may enter areas closed off by first responders during a demonstration, march, protest or rally; create misdemeanor liability for an officer who assaults a journalist or obstructs their ability to gather or process news; create an accelerated process for a journalist to challenge being detained […]
- Press Freedom
June 26, 2020
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FAC Opposes Legislation that Would Weaken Police Transparency

[…] determining when officers should be stripped of their badges due to misconduct. Officials in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration have said it wants to excuse itself from transparency requirements due budgetary concerns. FAC joined a broad coalition of civil liberties, racial justice, press and transparency organizations condemning the proposal — and the administration’s choice to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 15, 2023
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FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

June has been a busy month for FAC, both legislatively and judicially. Most gratifying: California voters on June 4 approved, by a comfortable 61 percent margin, Prop 42, which amends the state constitution to fortify state open meetings and FOI laws. FAC supported and sponsored Prop 42 to end funding disputes between local governments […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
June 17, 2014
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CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits

[…] these claims is not addressed, few will have the courage to pursue claims under California’s open government laws, and noncompliance will become even more ubiquitous. Indeed, it puts a punitive weapon in the hands of public agency members using public taxes for which they are not truly held accountable to pursue their vengeance. " -PS
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Your First Amendment Rights and Press Freedom on Election Day

[…] these helpful guides and resources from other organizations dedicated to protecting civil liberties, press freedom and the public's right to know. 2020 Election Legal Guideby theReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press(available in English and Spanish) You Have a First Amendment Right to Record the Policeby theElectronic Frontier Foundation Know Your Rights: An Activist's […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 3, 2020
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Will mainstream media match Wikileaks’ technology for receiving leaked documents anonymously and securely? Not likely.

[…] and the Journal agree otherwise, the Journal has the "right to disclose any information about you to law enforcement authorities or to a requesting third party, without notice, in order to comply with any applicable laws and/or requests under legal process. . ." Translation: If the Journal receives a subpoena demanding copies of documents […]
- Press Freedom
May 14, 2011
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Using Trade Agreements As a Tool to Further Rights of Free Speech

[…] ambivalent about a full-frontal legal assault on China. To be sure, Google has pushed for the United States to put the topic of Internet censorship on the agenda of future trade negotiations, in an effort to coax the Chinese government into more liberal treatment of news and Internet organizations. But the Financial Times reports […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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The public does not get to see what’s in the new BART contract until it’s a done deal. Why is that?

[…] negotiations over union contracts are different than run-of-the-mill issues that occupy elected representatives at meetings of directors (or supervisors or council members, etc.) Some secrecy is necessary for the negotiating process to work. I get that. But it does not follow that the public can have no access, and no input, until after the […]

October 29, 2013
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Sunshine Week: Transparency Critical During Public Health Emergency

[…] to court documents and proceedings; and freedom of speech and freedom of the press protections. Reporters on deadline can also contact us at [email protected] and (415) 460-5060 for a rapid response. 2. Asked & Answered Search our database of prior Legal Hotline questions to see if the information you need is at your fingertips. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 16, 2020
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Statement on Judge’s Ruling in Public Access Case Against Kern County Superior Court

[…] turned away at the courthouse steps. FAC is grateful to Judge Drozd for carefully considering the important First Amendment right of access and putting court officials on notice that the pandemic doesn’t mean the end of constitutional rights."We filed suit because the Superior Court had adopted an unconstitutional order that courthouse security used to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 2, 2020