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The First Amendment protects journalists using Snowden’s documents. But what about Snowden?

[…] information, not a journalist who receives leaks. The difference is crucial: in the transaction between source and journalist, constitutional protections extend only to the latter. Specifically, the government is legally powerless to get a court injunction barring a journalist from publishing a story based on leaked information. And post-publication, too, journalists have special protections: […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 22, 2013
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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 Event: Inside the Fight for Public Information

Sunshine Week 2021: Join us for a discussion on navigating barriers to public records and fighting for open government Update: Check out the event recap. The coronavirus pandemic has made accessing public information more challenging than ever, with some governments refusing to even respond to requests for public records. Yet news organizations across the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 2, 2021
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Successful outcome in FAC suit pulls back curtain on “deliberative process”

[…] because it was the product of an agency's decision-making process," the ruling said. "If that were the case, the Public Records Act would not require much of government agencies.'" Judge Haakenson noted that Mr. Schnapf had made a "focused" records request about documents shedding light on the "poison pill" provision which prevented the stream […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 23, 2015
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FAC News Press Release

NEW name, NEW website, Bigger role, Same mission

[…] many years has been involved in legal matters, including federal appellate cases, whose effects extend beyond California’s borders. More recently we have worked to curtail the Chinese government’s censorship of the internet, petitioning the Office of the US Trade Representative to challenge China’s "Great Firewall" as a violation of international treaties enforced by the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 22, 2009
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Los Angeles Settles Suit Filed By FAC, Agrees to Retain City Records For At Least Two Years

[…] it must retain city records for at least two years as part of a settlement agreement reached today with the First Amendment Coalition--a victory for transparency and government accountability in the nation’s second-largest city, and an assurance that the public will have the access to city records to which it is entitled under California […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 20, 2017
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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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It’s Sunshine Week. Here’s how to get involved.

Join us for Sunshine Week events and beyond Join us for two special events highlighting the importance of a more open and accountable government, with a focus on the unique challenges posed by the pandemic. For Sunshine Week 2021, we are teaming up with the News Leaders Association to take you inside the fight […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 15, 2021
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 19, 2019
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For the Supreme Court’s decision NOT to rule on the constitutionality of gay marriage, you can blame Jerry Brown

[…] have helped his own political fortunes, but, ironically, his strategy of non-participation ultimately may play into the hands of Prop 8's supporters." The lesson here is that government officials should not rewrite their official job descriptions for short-term political advantage. The official duties and responsibilities of public office exist for institutional reasons that transcend […]

June 26, 2013