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    What it Costs to Fight Government Secrecy | A Message from David Snyder

    […] year, you know that FAC has broken new ground in 2021 in our fight to protect a free press and the public’s right to know. We’ve forced government agencies to unseal thousands of pages of previously secret records. We’ve armed journalists and lawyers with knowledge and expertise to defend free-press rights. And we’ve been […]

    November 22, 2021

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    Victory for newspaper publisher Tim Crews and FAC in Appeals Court decision

    […] legal fees to a school board he sued over his public records request. The unanimous decision (see Court of Appeal's opinion below) represents a crucial victory for government transparency and a welcome success for the First Amendment Coalition, which was instrumental in organizing and underwriting Crews’ successful defense. "The appeals court’s decision makes clear […]

    July 20, 2013

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    Vallejo’s bankruptcy highlights need for transparency in city-union contracts

    […] of causes--falling sales tax revenue, the home mortgage crisis leading to collapsing home prices and lower real estate taxes--there needs to be added one more: Too much government secrecy. Vallejo is broke, and other cities and counties may be close behind, because their personnel costs--salary and benefits for current employees and retirees--are higher than […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Trumping Trump: California’s Attack on the First Amendment

    […] records, as is their right, under the California Public Records Act. A hesitant press is a press that can’t fulfill its constitutionally protected mission to hold the government to account. If California’s leaders mean it when they say they are protecting their state against constitutional violations, they should look in the mirror first. David […]

    May 21, 2019

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    The ongoing push for police transparency 

    […] apply to other records, SB 1421 and SB 16 specifically reject it for the records covered by those laws. We will continue to demand compliance with open- government laws. We know there can be no accountability without transparency. — David Loy, Legal Director, First Amendment Coalition Use our open-government resources: Bookmark our Police Transparency […]

    May 18, 2022

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    The Hannity Reveal Was Huge News — But Everyone Missed The Most Important Point

    […] in most types of court proceedings must justify that request by showing the sealing of documents is "strictly and inescapably necessary" in order to protect a "compelling government interest." In layman’s terms, that means it should be very difficult to do what Cohen’s lawyers wanted to do—submit secret information to a court. Everyone has […]

    May 8, 2018

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    The attacks in Paris are a clarifying moment for freedom of speech

    […] but also ideas and expression that  are offensive, repugnant, even hateful. That proposition, while obvious in the abstract, is too often disputed in practice. Despite the French government’s post-attack embrace of the magazine, many cartoons in Charlie Hebdo are probably illegal under French laws criminalizing expression that is offensive and insulting on the basis […]

    January 22, 2015

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    Op-ed: California Governor Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process

    […] our courts: "People in an open society do not demand infallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing." David Snyder is the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a California nonprofit dedicated to advancing free speech, open government and public participation in civic affairs.

    July 7, 2021

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    Now Hiring: Development Director

    […] accelerate FAC’s successful fundraising work, which has fueled an expansion of our budget, our staff and, most importantly, our impact in advancing press freedoms, free expression and government transparency.  Nonpartisan and nonprofit, FAC believes that the broadest range of engaged and informed communities is essential to the health of our democracy – that the […]

    August 25, 2022

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    Now Hiring: Communications Director or Manager

    […] closed The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) seeks an experienced communications professional to raise awareness about the organization’s mission to advance and protect press freedoms, free expression and government transparency. The communications director/manager will set communications strategy and priorities, and execute daily tasks to elevate FAC programs and inform news coverage of open-government and First […]

    August 25, 2022