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FAC news: Prop 42 victory, amicus briefs on the Wrap, NCAA, fee waivers & more

[…] and sponsored Prop 42 to end funding disputes between local governments and the state that have given local governments a legal excuse to opt out of open- government laws. Prop 42, by clarifying that cities and counties are responsible for the (modest) costs of conducting their affairs in accord with open-government laws, ends those […]
June 17, 2014
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The U.S. is alone among western democracies in protecting “hate speech.” Chalk it up to a healthy fear of government censorship.

[…] freedom of expression. Although we share other countries' repugnance for hate speech, particularly the race- and religion-baiting variety, the First Amendment reflects a uniquely strong aversion to government censorship of any kind. As interpreted in Supreme Court decisions going back nearly a century, the First Amendment forbids government suppression of ideas, no matter how […]
- Free Expression
March 14, 2011
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The dark side of ‘sunshining’ government data online

[…] sets becoming available, and entrepreneurs building thousands of innovative applications. Then the ill-considered race to slash the Federal deficit started. The Obama Administration agreed to cut e- government initiative funding from $35 million to $8 million. Never mind that Kundra’s programs had already saved taxpayers $3 billion over the past two years. But were […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 29, 2011
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Sunshine Week: Transparency Critical During Public Health Emergency

A letter from Executive Director David Snyder Dear Friends of the First Amendment, During times of widespread uncertainty, the public needs a clear picture of what our government is doing. Indeed, transparency is much more important in such times, when the government takes on a far greater role in our day-to-day lives. As government […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
March 16, 2020
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Secret Docket Revealed: FAC Wins Cal Supreme Court Rulings Unsealing Clemency Files

[…] last year of former state Sen. Roderick Wright. Since the Wright records were made public early this year, Newsom has continued to insist that the file materials must remain sealed in their entirety, requiring FAC to continue filing motions to unseal. The recent six orders make clear that the Governor must comply with California […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 16, 2019
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SacBee calls for more transparency in compensation agreements with public employee unions

[…] compensation contracts between municipalities and public employee unions. The editorial cites an article by CFAC's executive director. Here's the SacBee editorial: ----- Editorial: Let public in on government labor deals Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Peter Scheer, who heads the California First Amendment Coalition, has a novel idea: End the secrecy […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
June 2, 2009
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Public Records Lawsuit Seeks Transparency at San José City Hall

[…] that Mayor Liccardo directed a constituent to contact him on a personal email account to skirt public records laws. "I’m going to delete this email from my government account," Liccardo wrote to the constituent, according to documents obtained and published by San José Spotlight. As San José Spotlight and FAC attorneys tell the court, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
February 3, 2022
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Locy and Risen cases renew debate over protecting journalists’ confidential sources

[…] bioterrorism expert whom federal investigators suspected was behind the anthrax mailings that killed five people. Hatfill, who has never been charged for those crimes, sued the federal government claiming that the Justice Department and FBI, by leaking to the press information about their suspicions of him, violated his rights under the federal Privacy Act. […]
- Press Freedom
June 3, 2009
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Four Open-Government Battles We Are Fighting and Why They Matter

Even from the perspective of the happy warriors here at FAC, it hasn’t been the best year for First Amendment rights and government transparency. In some ways, 2019 plumbed new lows, with governments at all levels continuing their assault on press freedoms, free speech, and government transparency. But we’re not letting the curtains come […]
December 19, 2019
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Former San Jose Mayor Must Show His Text and Email Search Complied with Public Records Law

[…] emails for city business, going as far as directing a constituent to contact him by personal email and saying, "I’m going to delete this email from my government account." The lawsuit challenged the city’s response to requests by San José Spotlight and FAC for messages about city business on Liccardo’s personal accounts or devices. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
July 20, 2023