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    CFAC sponsors bill to prevent agencies from using anti-SLAPP law to deter citizens' open-gov suits

    […] form of attorney's fee awards--even through the suits are legally and factually plausible and filed in good faith. CFAC President James Chadwick, in a May 7, 2009 letter to Senator Yee, said: "The perversity of applying the anti-SLAPP statute to claims brought pursuant to California’s open government law is that it turns those laws […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CPRA

    My CPRA request was denied due to “attorney-client privilege”

    The Chair of the Board of Directors for the Fire Protection District wrote a letter which was published in a local newspaper. In that letter he made public, for the first time, the existence of a report the District had received from a private legal firm. He also made public some of the contents […]

    September 14, 2015

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    CPRA

    CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

    My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for this information along with my name address and telephone number and received a telephone call from someone in the state archives denying my request. I was told the request was denied because it was not submitted […]

    February 12, 2017

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    Now Hiring: Development Director

    […] for FAC’s 401(k) retirement plan, including a 5% employer match. Starting date: Fall-winter 2022. How to apply: Use this portal. Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your interest in working for the First Amendment Coalition and how your skills and experiences fit the desired qualifications. You should address your cover letter […]

    August 25, 2022

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    Amici Briefs Digest – Sept. 2018

    […] was (inadvertently) publicly available. The underlying case involved a corrupt police officer who had tipped off the Mexican Mafia about an upcoming operation. FAC joined an amicus letter prepared by Reporters Committee and filed in the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that outlined the clear law in this area, and showed how the […]

    September 20, 2018

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Moves—Again—To Unseal Records From CA Supreme Court “Secret Docket”

    […] following the same flawed procedure the Court already rejected under former Governor Jerry Brown," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "We are asking the high court to correct this procedure, which prevents the public from seeing a crucial aspect of criminal justice in this state." FAC’s motion does not question that the woman, Susan […]

    May 11, 2019

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    California Assembly Bill 1479 Would Add Much-Needed Teeth to Disclosure Requirements Under the California Public Records Act

    […] strict timelines are mandated by the CPRA, that law provides no specific penalties for delay. Assembly Bill 1479 would impose monetary penalties on agencies that unreasonably delay in responding to requests.  It would also impose monetary penalties for "unreasonable" fees charged to records requesters.  FAC supports this much needed-bill.  Read our letter of support below.

    April 20, 2017

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    FAC News

    Now Hiring: Communications Director or Manager

    […] for FAC’s 401(k) retirement plan, including a 5% employer match. Starting date: Fall 2022. How to apply: Use this portal. Please submit a resume and a cover letter describing your interest in working for the First Amendment Coalition and how your skills and experiences fit the desired qualifications. You should address your cover letter […]

    August 25, 2022

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    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Calls on Governor to Sign Bill Strengthening Press Protections at Protests

    […] Blaize-Hopkinswrites inThe Sacramento Bee. FAC and a broad coalition, including California News Publishers Association, California Black Media, Ethnic Media Services and others, strongly support this bill.Read our letter in support. Tell Newsom to sign SB 98. Here's what editorial boards and other journalists are saying: Newsom must act;reporters need protection at protest scenes(LA Times […]

    September 30, 2021

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    Amici Briefs Digest – March 2018

    […] journalists, who are at higher risk of retaliation by government officials because their reporting may be critical of government.  The brief also argues that the lower court correctly determined that the police chief is not entitled to qualified immunity because a campaign of harassment in retaliation for speech violates the Constitution and the right […]

    March 7, 2018