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    Fifth Judge Sides with FAC, Orders Release of Records in Bryan Carmody Raid

    […] be erased by a few court rulings," Snyder said. Separately, FAC has sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance for additional records related to the Adachi death and subsequent leak probe. That lawsuit is ongoing. Duffy Carolan of Jassy Vick […]

    September 3, 2019

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    Facebook’s New Graph Search Is Google’s Nightmare Come True

    […] a much bigger Facebook challenge than is generally realized. ---- Peter Scheer is executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to free speech and government transparency. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of the Coalition. Scheer is a regular user of both Google and Facebook. Follow Peter […]

    January 16, 2013

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    FAC’s David Snyder Honored by SPJ in Los Angeles

    […] any journalist or member of the public who needs help gets it," the organization said.  The announcement also notes FAC's expansion, under Snyder's tenure, of staff, open- government litigation and programs, including the Subpoena Defense Initiative, which connects journalists with pro bono legal counsel and provides free training for media lawyers. Snyder will be […]

    December 16, 2019

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    FAC, SPJ NorCal Release Template for Requesters Facing Delayed Access

    […] a new tool to help overcome barriers to public information. Some state and local entities in California have stopped responding to requests made under the Public Records Act citing the COVID-19 health emergency. The following is a template that journalists and members of the public can use to generate a response to any entity […]

    March 27, 2020

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    FAC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Core Political Speech

    […] that speech about politics -- and in particular speech by candidates for political office -- is virtually sacrosanct, protected by the First Amendment from punishment by the government. Yet courts in many states and federal circuits have come to widely different conclusions about what sorts of speech, and in particular speech by candidates for […]

    August 9, 2017

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    FAC Receives $30K Grant from Central Valley Foundation — and $10K Matching Opportunity

    […] generous gift," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "This grant will allow us to continue and expand our fight for speech and press freedoms, public access to government records and meetings, and civic engagement." FAC’s recent groundbreaking work includes itsefforts in defense of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, who was raided by San Francisco police […]

    September 12, 2019

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    FAC receives $100K Matching Grant from Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

    […] earn the match. So, we're turning to you.  If you donate today, your tax-deductible gift will be doubled.  It will go to work immediately to help increase government transparency, enforce the public's right to know, and to defend free speech and expression in these challenging times. Now, more than ever, the First Amendment needs […]

    March 21, 2017

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    FAC Receives $100k Gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    […] grateful to Craig Newmark Philanthropies for this generous gift, which will allow us to continue and expand our fight for speech and press freedoms, public access to government records and meetings, and civic engagement," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. A democracy can only thrive when the entire public participates, and is included, in […]

    June 20, 2019

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    FAC Pays Tribute to Late Journalist Tim Crews

    […] founder, publisher, editor and owner who reported, took photos, sold ads and even delivered copies — had an outsized impact on the community he covered, crusading against government secrecy, and on the journalism profession, once serving five days in jail to protect a confidential news source, an ordeal that prompted a state law change. […]

    January 5, 2021

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    FAC Joins Brief Urging California Supreme Court to Hold That Internet Content Providers Have a Right Under the First Amendment to Defend Speech on Their Websites

    […] publishers of content—not just the creators of that content—have free speech rights.  It also potentially weakens the robust protections provided to online content providers by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. section 230. Read the amicus brief in Hassell v. Bird here: [gview file="https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/S235968_ACB_ACLUAvvo.pdf" save="1"] FAC Joins Amicus on Hassell v. Bird

    April 20, 2017