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    Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

    […] in California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159, 169-70 (1998), is a court-created exemption derived from the same section mentioned above ( Government Code § 6254(a)) and Government Code § 6255 (the so-called "catch-all exemption"). The deliberative process privilege is intended to protect the government’s decision making process. "The […]

    March 16, 2020

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    Court Finds Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Violated Public Records Act

    […] of our dogged efforts to hold the city of San Jose and former Mayor Liccardo accountable," said Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO of San José Spotlight. " Government cannot operate in the shadows, and public officials should not and cannot conduct stealth government through texts on their private phones, as Mayor Liccardo tried to […]

    August 30, 2023

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    California Public Records Act: Delays

    September 5, 2025

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    Have a question about access to public records, participating in government meetings or First Amendment concerns? We have a dedicated group of lawyers ready to help.

    June 11, 2024

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    City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

    Coalition argues the California Supreme Court should reverse a decision holding that the California Public Records Act does not authorize a court to grant a remedy beyond ordering disclosure of specific records and does not require agencies to retain records sought by members of the public.

    December 20, 2023

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    Why FAC is Urging the Biden Administration to End Assange Prosecution

    […] publisher with violating the Espionage Act, the Trump Administration opened a door that no previous White House was willing to open. The law prohibits the disclosure of government secrets and to date has been used to prosecute people who leak such secrets to the press. But is vaguely worded enough to potentially allow for […]

    February 8, 2021

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    US releases to FAC new legal memo on 2010 killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s our analysis.

    […] earlier opportunity to target Awlaki. The February 19 memo focuses on the key issues posed by the planned strike: Awlaki’s rights, as a citizen, and limitations on government power (if any) that derive from those rights. The July 10 memo covers that territory too, but is devoted mainly to an analysis of potential constraints […]

    August 15, 2014

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    Supreme Court’s much-maligned First Amendment decision will, in fact, expand freedom of speech

    […] announced its decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rewriting centuries of "common law" on libel and defamation, in order to boost constitutional protection for criticism of government policies and government officials. One of the most important free speech decisions in Supreme Court history, New York Times was heralded by constitutional lawyers and First […]

    April 5, 2010