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Kern County Superior Court Rescinds Public Access Ban

[…] ones’ criminal proceedings. They were essentially asked to trust that their loved ones were being treated fairly by the criminal legal system, a system that Black and Brown people have legitimate reasons to question. We commend the Court for this important step in ensuring the public has access to proceedings. Secret prosecutions have no […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 15, 2020
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Kern County Superior Court Agrees to Ensure Public Access During Pandemic

[…] contrary to the requirements of the First Amendment," said David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment Coalition. "Secret court proceedings are anathema to our system of government, and so we are grateful that they once again are open to the people of Kern County." Read the settlement agreement here. Read the June 2020 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 11, 2021
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Justice Roberts Saved the Supreme Court — Here’s What He Needs to Do Next

[…] justices unhappy about his supposed eleventh-hour conversion to the administration's side, underscore the Court's vulnerability to the same polarization that has neutered the rest of the federal government. What can the Court do to shore up its legitimacy in a world in which the Glenn Becks and Keith Olbermanns are in ascendancy? Answer: It […]

July 11, 2012
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Journalist Sues City of Fresno for Withholding Public Records About Taser Use that Caused Severe Burns

[…] RELEASE April 21, 2023 Contact: [email protected] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Brian Howey, an Oakland-based investigative journalist, has sued the City of Fresno under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for the city’s refusal to release use-of-force records regarding the death of Michael Sanders, who was tased multiple times by Fresno police officers in 2004. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 21, 2023
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Guest Commentary: Did the Media go too far in Disclosing a Secret Dossier on Russia’s supposed “kompromat” against Trump? Nyet.

[…] and Russian intelligence services; about compromising x-rated videos of Trump in the company of prostitutes during a 2013 trip to Moscow; about alleged financial inducements from Putin’s government to Trump; etc. But, on the whole, the news media handled this story responsibly in the face of difficult choices. For months the New York Times, […]
- Press Freedom
November 15, 2016
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Free Speech And A Free Press Were Under Attack in 2019. But You Made A Difference.

[…] The First Amendment Coalition was at the front of each one of these battles, fighting for the rights of journalists and all citizens to know what their government is doing. FAC gets results. For example, we: Secured expert legal counsel for Bryan Carmody, the subject of five unlawful search warrants SFPD executed on his […]
- Press Freedom
November 18, 2019
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Former FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer Awarded Society of Professional Journalists Career Achievement Prize

[…] in which FAC brought a number of groundbreaking cases to preserve and expand the public’s right to know. His work led to the disclosure of countless once-secret government records, including the management fees paid by CALPERS, California’s public-employee retirement system, to private equity and hedge funds; memos by the United States Department of Justice […]

February 22, 2017
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FAC’s Legal Fight for Police Transparency Featured in The American Lawyer

California's landmark police transparency law, SB 1421, the Right to Know Act of 2018, made certain records about police misconduct and serious use-of-force available to the public for the first time. Enforcement of the law has required litigation across the state since it took effect. One of the lawyers leading transparency efforts for the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 10, 2020
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FAC, SPJ NorCal Announce Efforts to Protect Press Freedom One Year After Raid on Journalist

[…] violation of California’s shield law protections. State and federal law protects journalists from having to disclose their sources or any unpublished information collected during newsgathering to the government — and prohibits judges from issuing warrants for the search and seizure of such information. In the interceding 12 months, many questions remain unanswered, including whether […]
- Press Freedom
May 12, 2020
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FAC, Media Coalition Oppose Last-Ditch Effort to Gut Landmark Police Transparency Law

[…] accusations of police misconduct. The law brings California into the mainstream by allowing the public to see records relating to police shootings, instances of sexual misconduct, or acts of dishonesty, such as perjury by police officers. It takes effect on January 1, 2019. However, a San Bernardino County police union is making a […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 28, 2018