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    FAC Suit Against San Diego DA Forces Disclosure of Employee Misconduct Records

    […] came after a year of litigation in San Diego Superior Court. FAC’s lawsuit vindicated an important principle under the California Public Records Act — that public agencies must produce actual records in their files. The district attorney insisted that it was sufficient for the agency to release tailored summaries of records, while withholding the […]

    October 21, 2019

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    FAC Sues DOJ Over Trump Administration’s Secret Collection of Journalist’s Records

    The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to force the department to disclose records relating to the government’s seizure of confidential telephone and email records from New York Times reporter Ali Watkins. The suit, filed today in federal court in San Francisco under the Freedom of Information Act […]

    September 19, 2018

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    FAC Seeks Nominations for 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award

    The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner, or winners, could […]

    September 7, 2017

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    FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

    […] an overview of the California Public Records Act and the Brown Act’s open-meeting protections, FAC’s sessions offered watchdog reporting strategies and insights from rising-star journalists. Omar Rashad, government accountability reporter for Fresnoland, shared tips for using public records to tell important stories through an equity lens. And the Washington Post’s Trisha Thadani gave insights […]

    November 17, 2023

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    Did members of Congress make securities trades to profit from breach of debt limit?

    […] story idea for Washington journalists: Take a look at the securities investments made by key members of Congress in the run-up to the deadline for raising the government's debt limit. It would be interesting to know, for example, if Tea Party activists were not only pushing the government to a cliff-edge of default, but […]

    October 16, 2013

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    California Supreme Court: Public Officials Cannot Conceal Emails From Public By Sending From Personal Email Accounts

    The California Supreme Court ruled on March 2 that emails sent from the personal email accounts of government officials are subject to the California Public Records Act -- a significant ruling with a far-reaching, positive impact on the public's right to know. The unanimous ruling shuts off the government's ability to conceal information from […]

    March 3, 2017

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    The Legal Hotline gives users quick, free access to FAC’s lawyers for questions about access to public records and your right to attend government meetings in California; access to court documents and proceedings in California and federal courts; and First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

    June 12, 2024

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    Public meetings protections remain in place — for now

    All, I wanted to let you know about a legislative victory that is crucial to government accountability and civic engagement. In a bipartisan vote, a committee of the California Legislature voted down AB 817, keeping in place important public-meeting protections. As we shared last week, we opposed AB 817 because it would have excused a wide range of government bodies governed […]

    June 13, 2024

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    CPRA

    Destruction of public records

    […] context of discussing exemption of particular records, the PRA expressly recognizes that agencies do not retain records indefinitely.See Cal. Gov't Code section 6254(a).Please be aware that California Government Code section 34090 requires the retention of city records less than two years old.After that time period (and unless the records are required to be kept […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    When a public official works remotely from a religious institution

    May a local water district, subject to the Brown Act, allowed a director to participate telephonically where the remote site (in this case Palmyra, NY) is a facility which is part of the Mormon Church.  In this case the remote site is the Visitors Center of Hill Cumorah, which displays religious symbols, shows films […]

    June 14, 2009