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Shelton v. Napa Valley Unified School District
[…] seeks to prevent the release of public records regarding a former public school teacher’s alleged sexual abuse of students. A reverse CPRA lawsuit seeks to prevent a government agency from releasing records in response to a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request. Reverse CPRA lawsuits are often brought by the subject of the records […]July 8, 2024
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In Separate Moves, State and Federal Courts in California OK Policy Changes Allowing Greater Public Access
[…] the types of records that courts, in their administrative capacity, possess in common with, say, the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Franchise Tax Board, or any other government agency. Until now. Under the new access rule, which takes effect January 1, you will be able to request records showing the exact compensation of court […]December 18, 2009
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First Amendment travesties far and near
[…] of the world. Am I the only one to see the irony here? Suppressing calls for boycotts or other demonstrations, ostensibly to protect against challenges to a government's legitimacy, is akin to shutting down a university in order to counter an assault on academic freedom, or canceling an election to thwart threats to democracy. […]July 12, 2011
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First Amendment Coalition Awarded $500,000 to Bolster Leadership and Build Capacity Infrastructure
[…] portfolio of "Sunrise Grants," totaling over $10 Million in investment to grassroots-based organizations in California's Central Valley. The individual investment will help support FAC’s mission of advancing government transparency and accountability and strengthening and protecting our First Amendment rights. "We are so honored to receive this generous and extended support, which will do so […]March 31, 2023
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FAC, Media Coalition Notch Important Victory in Growing Police Transparency Fight
[…] of dishonesty. Judge Treat held that SB 1421 applies to all misconduct records, irrespective of when they were created. As a result, the judge ruled, the records must be released. However, Treat delayed the release of records for 10 days so that the unions can appeal the order if they wish. Judge Treat’s order […]February 11, 2019
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FAC Sues San Diego District Attorney’s Office for Sexual Harassment, Misconduct Records
[…] to allegations of sexual misconduct against its District Attorney’s Office. (You can read the filed petition below.) The office has refused to release the records, which clearly must be disclosed under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and are of significant public concern. To date, the District Attorney has admitted to having records relating […]July 27, 2018
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FAC Partners with MuckRock to Expand Reach of Open Records, Meetings Database
[…] in full on FAC’s website, is a compendium of questions submitted over FAC’s free Legal Hotline, followed by answers provided by FAC's attorneys, all first amendment and government access specialists at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP, a global law firm. "FAC’s Asked and Answered database has helped thousands of people with their First Amendment […]May 29, 2018
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FAC Names Suzanne Ito as Communications Director
[…] As the Strategic Communications Director at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, Ito worked closely with attorneys and policy staff on several First Amendment and open- government issues, including opposing harmful amendments to D.C.’s Freedom of Information Act before the D.C. Council and lawsuits over police treatment of protesters and a government agency’s […]December 9, 2022
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FAC Lawsuit Prompts Disclosure of Records Alleging Misconduct by Milpitas City Official
[…] earlier "reverse CPRA" lawsuit filed by Williams prevented the city from releasing the records. Under a "reverse CPRA" action, any individual claiming to have an interest in government records sought by a CPRA request can preemptively seek to prevent the release of those records–sometimes before the person who originally requested the records has a […]October 27, 2017
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