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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Legal Fellow Sherene Tagharobi

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to welcome Sherene Tagharobi, an attorney and Emmy-nominated former journalist, as its new legal fellow focusing on press freedom and government transparency. Tagharobi joins FAC from the law firm Nixon Peabody, where she represented individuals and businesses in complex litigation and government investigation matters. She also represented pro […]

    July 17, 2020

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC teams up with New America Media and CA Black Media to assist ethnic journalists

    […] the Legal Hotline available on a priority basis for NAM and CBM members--hundreds of journalists around the country---to give them expert guidance and support in reporting on government. The Legal Hotline handles questions about freedom of speech, access to government records, attending court proceedings or meetings of government agencies, and many more matters involving […]

    July 23, 2016

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues CA Attorney General to Force Disclosure of Police Misconduct Files

    The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed suit today against California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for failing to comply with the state’s new, landmark police transparency law. The suit, filed in San Francisco Superior Court, seeks the release of records regarding serious police misconduct — records that all state and local agencies are now required […]

    February 14, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Forces Disclosure of More Documents From CA Supreme Court ‘Secret Docket’

    Even more secret records related to former California Gov. Jerry Brown’s request to pardon former state Sen. Rod Wright became public yesterday—the result of an ongoing effort by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) to shine light on the decades-old California Supreme Court practice of automatically sealing documents related to executive clemency. The once-sealedrecordsreleased yesterday […]

    March 21, 2019

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    Don Imus, Snoop Dogg and the 1st Amendment

    […] from our public vocabulary, would freedom of speech be the ultimate casualty? No, not as long as this change is not forced upon us by an overreaching government. When voices are silenced by the Federal Communications Commission, a Congressional committee, or some other arm of government, the result is censorship--no matter how offensive the […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CFAC files suit in affirmative action case to defend researcher’s academic freedom and oppose State Bar’s claim that it is above the law of access

    […] implications for higher education. To complete the research, which has been the subject of many scholarly articles and intense academic interest, he needs access to a California government database. So why has the State Bar, which controls the database, denied Sander and his research team access to the records? Because Sander’s subject is affirmative […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Blog FAC News

    Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

    […] new litigation capacity," said Peter Scheer, FAC's executive director. "By filing selected lawsuits to overcome agencies’ denials of access, we hope to send a strong message to government bureaucracies," Scheer continued. "The message is: "You cannot disregard the public's and the media's open-government rights with impunity." In addition to Alexander, FAC contracts with Holme […]

    March 9, 2010

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    FAC News Press Release

    Announcing FAC’s 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award. This year FAC received 30 nominations covering the efforts of journalists, individuals, government officials, educators, attorneys, community groups, non-profit journalism organizations and newspapers. The two 2014 winners of this year’s awards use different methods […]

    December 2, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    CHP said I could view dashboard video, but all my requests have been denied

    […] under the influence of anything. He clearly was under the influence of something and she was protecting him. She told me that under the California Public Records Act I could view, and possibly receive a copy of, the video and audio that was onboard and filming from the officer's vehicle. I was allowed to […]

    November 12, 2014