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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Legal Director David Loy Honored with Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter’s James Madison Award

    […] "My career is dedicated to the principle that transparency is the oxygen of accountability. I am honored to be recognized in such distinguished company for defending open government without fear or favor," said Loy. The Norwin S. Yoffie Career Achievement Award goes to FAC Board Member Karl Olson for a 40-plus year career in […]

    March 25, 2024

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC joins Apple v Samsung appeal to urge disclosure of confidential records filed in court “under seal”

    […] trial court Judge, Lucy Koh, ordering the unsealing of many (but not all) of the sealed records. FAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to free speech and open- government, filed its motion to intervene in the appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Washington, DC, appeals court that will decide […]

    September 5, 2012

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    FAC News Press Release

    EFF and ACLU Staffers Win 2017 FAC Award for Work on Public Access to Police Surveillance Records

    The ​First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipients of its 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award are Jennifer Lynch and Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Peter Bibring of the American Civil Liberties Union-Southern California (ACLU), selected for their joint work to bring accountability and transparency to the […]

    November 27, 2017

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    FAC News Press Release

    David Snyder, Journalist and First Amendment Lawyer, Named to Head FAC

    […] levels of both professions, has been selected as the new Executive Director of the First Amendment Coalition. He takes over leadership of the free speech and open- government organization on January 1. Snyder is an attorney in the San Francisco office of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, a global law firm. His practice includes […]

    November 18, 2016

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    Blog

    Corporate transparency, long cherished as an essential feature of US capital markets, is giving way to the secrecy of “private equity” deals. Big mistake.

    […] buyers, professional investors insist on transparency so they can be sure not to overpay. But as owners, they favor a respite from the scrutiny of analysts and government. So-called "alternative investment" firms—private equity, venture capital and hedge funds—resist mightily any government regulation that would make them more transparent regarding the investments they make and […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Bush Signs FOIA Rewrite

    […] discounted processing and duplication fees that are available to the news media. Other important reforms include: Broadening the scope of information that can be requested by including government contracting information held by private contractors; Assigning public tracking numbers to all requests; Denying agencies that exceed the 20-day deadline for responses the right to charge […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Back Talk

    […] us..... -rcastevet ---- Quite a rant there rcastevet...four entries. Yet, I have never heard of an attorney representing an anonymous client. In any court proceeding, all parties must be identified publicly, unless such identification results in a danger to them or others, in which case the identity is made known only to the judge […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Cases

    Amici Briefs Digest – Sept. 2018

    […] Authored Amici ACLU 9th Circuit Appeal. On August 3, we filed an amicus brief in support of the ACLU of Northern California’s appeal of an adverse Privacy Act ruling against their clients, two editors of the website antiwar.com. Our amicus brief argues, in essence, that the lower court’s ruling would open the door to […]

    September 20, 2018

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    First Amendment Press Rights

    Purported Shasta County Media Policy Threatens Press Freedom, FAC Writes

    […] County Board of Supervisors opposing its purported "media policies and procedures" described in a press release issued on July 29. At best, these policies create confusion, and at worst, they run counter to the Ralph M. Brown Act and First Amendment and threaten the ability of journalists to exercise editorial independence in covering government meetings.

    July 30, 2024