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Supreme Court to hold oral argument in FAC case this Wednesday at Boalt Hall. Be there!

[…] Bar is subject to a legal right of public access to its records. The Bar, as a judicial branch entity, is exempt from the California Public Records Act. That much is undisputed. This case addresses whether records of the Bar are nonetheless "public records" under alternative legal theories. One theory is a "common law" […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
October 7, 2013
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San Francisco City Attorney Releases Reams of Records in Response to FAC CPRA Request

In response to multiple California Public Records Act requests from the First Amendment Coalition, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera produced hundreds of pages of emails between Herrera campaign supporters and Herrera's staff or Herrera himself. The City Attorney initially asserted that the records were not subject to disclosure under the CPRA. FAC respectfully […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
November 8, 2017
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Putin plays the media like a violin

[…] current election cycle is the disconcerting spectacle of a foreign adversary successfully manipulating the American news media. I’m referring, of course, to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. After government cybersleuths, at his direction, hacked the Democratic National Committee’s computer network and the email inbox of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Putin made the savvy decision to […]

October 19, 2016
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Public schools may take down a student banner stating “Bong Hits 4 Jesus,” the US Supreme Court rules. But not in California.

[…] and held that student speech at public schools can be censored if it "can reasonably be regarded as encouraging illegal drug use." The Court held that the government has an "important--indeed, perhaps compelling interest" in deterring the use of dangerous drugs by students and that the First Amendment "does not require schools to tolerate […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Boalt Hall professor Steve Barnett and Modesto Bee ME Dan Day join CFAC board

[…] "We are thrilled to be adding Steve and Dan to the board," said Paul Gullixson, CFAC president. "They bring a depth of knowledge and experience in open- government matters that will be hugely helpful as CFAC continues to expand its activities," he said. Both Barnett and Day were invited to join the CFAC board […]

June 2, 2009
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Peter Scheer honored with Cal Press Foundation Award

[…] is credited with maintaining the defense of "the people's right to know" while taking the organization in new directions. These included legal cases involving public access to government data; an initiative to use the World Trade Organization to challenge China's censorship of the internet as a violation of international trade rules; litigation against CalPERS […]

November 29, 2016
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One judge’s brilliant (and hilarious) rejoinder to lawyers trying to cut off public access to court documents

[…] the conviction, bordering on fetishism, among lawyers representing corporations that every bit and byte of information about their client, no matter how obvious, widely known, or inconsequential, must be sealed because it is so sensitive that disclosure will imperil the firm's very existence. Good judges, like Breyer, apply a healthy dose of skepticism to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 25, 2015
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NYT still has the power to alter the facts of the very story on which it is reporting.

[…] influence that is wholly disproportionate to their financial prowess. They have a status that communicates to powerful institutions, whether in the private sector or public, that they must not be ignored. This is a hugely valuable asset for a journalism business. It remains to be seen whether it can be replicated by nontraditional news […]

October 7, 2013
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New state law adds protections for anonymous online speech

[…] filing of trumped-up lawsuits as an excuse to force ISPs to reveal speakers’ identities. Once such a lawsuit is filed, speakers who want to protect their anonymity must find a way to pay a lawyer to go to court and prevent disclosure of their personal information. That can be a real hardship—in fact, even […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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MediaNews, Hearst and Clint Reilly should not be allowed to keep their secret settlement a secret

[…] in one case but not the other. And don’t count on the Justice Department for scrutiny of the parties’ secret deal. In two recent phone conversations, the government antitrust lawyer handling this matter told me he was unable to determine whether the agency had even received the settlement. Do I really suspect wrongdoing by […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009