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The BALCO reporters had a slimy source, we now know. Did the reporters also get slimed?

[…] can satisfy themselves that his information is accurate – accurate in spite of those motives. Their overriding objective is simply to write a story that is factually correct. Williams and Fainaru-Wada were confident that the grand jury transcripts they were shown by Ellerman, and from which they copied verbatim testimony of key witnesses, were […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009
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The attacks in Paris are a clarifying moment for freedom of speech

[…] of official tolerance for unpopular viewpoints, Charlie Hebdo would have been banned from the libraries and curricula of our most elite and selective private colleges under politically- correct "speech codes" adopted in the 1980s and 90s (as pointed out by New York Times’ columnist David Brooks.) The First Amendment’s protection of hateful speakers and […]
- Free Expression
January 22, 2015
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Taxpayers Going Postal Over Public Employee Pensions, Perks. Unions’ miscalculation: Opting for secrecy.

[…] Brown Act to make state and local government more transparent. Because unions enjoyed broad-based political support, efforts to enhance government accountability and responsiveness to voters were seen-- correctly--as benefiting the unions and their members.The public interest and public employees' interests were aligned. But the unions switched strategies. Although the change was gradual, by the […]
- Free Expression
June 11, 2010
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Super Bowl Score: Cop Overtime $6.3 Million, Taxpayers 0
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 14, 2016
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Sunshine Week Event: Inside the Fight for Public Information
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 2, 2021
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Successful outcome in FAC suit pulls back curtain on “deliberative process”

[…] qualified as, for example, ‘deliberative process,’ was insufficient without a further analysis required by balancing." Peter Scheer, FAC executive director, said the case is important for " correcting a huge misconception among government officials who believe that a blanket of secrecy covers all records about how they make official decisions. The court in this […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 23, 2015
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Police are wrong: Cop-cam videos must be released as public records
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 6, 2016
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Op-Ed: Passing SB 16 Will Bring Transparency to Police Misconduct
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 9, 2021
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Obama blasts Afghans for expelling reporter who refused to ID confidential sources. So why the continued pursuit, at home, of NYT reporter James Risen?

[…] Department's relentless pursuit of Risen, and its refusal to recognize a qualified, first amendment-based, testimonial privilege for journalists, are serious mistakes. Now would be a good time for President Obama to correct those mistakes. --------------------- The views expressed here are Peter Scheer's only; they do not necessarily reflect the views of FAC's Board of Directors.
- Press Freedom
August 23, 2014
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NSA surveillance case reflects a growing distrust in the federal judiciary

[…] the lawsuit—even if the plaintiff's claims have merit. It's as though the government is saying, in response to the plaintiff's legal complaint: Yes, you're charges are all correct, but you can't prove them without disclosing classified information (or forcing us to do so in our defense), so you lose. Justice Department lawyers appearing before […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009