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Brown Act

The board reached ‘a unanimous decision’ but also claimed ‘no action was taken’ in closed session

[…] a charter high school who was recently put on administrative leave (via an email that stated it was by unanimous decision of the board) following a closed meeting at which they announced "No action was taken." I do not understand how no action could have been taken yet there was a unanimous decision of […]

May 25, 2011
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Your First Amendment Rights and Press Freedom on Election Day

[…] referralstoexperts and qualified legal counselas the need arises. FAC'sLegalHotlineisfor anyone with questions about: Protesters'rights to assemble andrecord the police Journalists' newsgathering rights Access to public records and meetings Reporters on deadline or withurgent legal needs canreach out directlytoFAC@firstamendmentcoalition.orgor (415)460-5060, which isstaffed by the coalition's lawyers. MORE RESOURCES Bookmark these helpful guides and resources from […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
November 3, 2020
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Op-ed: California Governor Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 7, 2021
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC Urges Alameda Board of Supervisors to Reject Ordinance that Criminalizes Observing or Reporting on Sideshows

UPDATE: On 6/26/2023 FAC and the Society of Professional Journalists sent a second letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors in advance of their 6/27 meeting reiterating the same points. This afternoon, FAC sent a letter to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors urging them to reject an ordinance that would make it […]
- Press Freedom
June 13, 2023
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CPRA

Are jail visitor sign-in logs public documents?

November 17, 2009
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FOIA

Can TSA deny company public information under FOIA?

[…] which to build our original algorithms. To keep our models up to date, we requested updated data… TSA said no. We filed a FOIA. Denied. We requested meetings with TSA senior officials. Rejected like my high school social life. There's something very, very odd about this. We provide this work to the public for […]

August 11, 2014
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What it Costs to Fight Government Secrecy | A Message from David Snyder

November 22, 2021
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FAC Welcomes Two California Attorneys to Board of Directors

November 14, 2022
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First Amendment

Is there a law about distributing fliers near a courthouse?

August 27, 2010
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CPRA

The CPRA…

The County Office of Education is refusing to provide me with documentation of a meeting that they are claiming occurred. It appears they are being disingenuous.

June 14, 2009