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    FAC Sues DOJ Over Trump Administration’s Secret Collection of Journalist’s Records

    The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today sued the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to force the department to disclose records relating to the government’s seizure of confidential telephone and email records from New York Times reporter Ali Watkins. The suit, filed today in federal court in San Francisco under the Freedom of Information Act […]

    September 19, 2018

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    FAC Partners with California News Fellowship Program to Support Early-Career Journalists

    […] an overview of the California Public Records Act and the Brown Act’s open-meeting protections, FAC’s sessions offered watchdog reporting strategies and insights from rising-star journalists. Omar Rashad, government accountability reporter for Fresnoland, shared tips for using public records to tell important stories through an equity lens. And the Washington Post’s Trisha Thadani gave insights […]

    November 17, 2023

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Gets $100K Boost from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

    […] transparent and accountable to the people The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to boost the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift supports all of FAC’s programs, including training and advocacy for journalists, a free Legal Hotline for all, […]

    August 24, 2021

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    Craig Newmark Philanthropies Commits $100K to FAC

    Gift fuels journalist training programs, open- government litigation and press freedom defense work The First Amendment Coalition today announced a $100,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to support the nonprofit’s work advancing government transparency, free speech and a free press. The gift comes during an especially critical time for combatting government secrecy and threats […]

    September 9, 2020

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    China resident responds to Commentary on China’s censorship of internet

    […] class (as they are now labeled) Chinese filling shopping malls are thoughtful, articulate people. People who are discouraged and often angered by the arbitrary power of their government and its officials, the pervasive corruption they experience in everyday life, by the mixture of bland facts, half truths, distortions and occasional outright lies they hear […]

    June 2, 2009

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    California Supreme Court: Public Officials Cannot Conceal Emails From Public By Sending From Personal Email Accounts

    The California Supreme Court ruled on March 2 that emails sent from the personal email accounts of government officials are subject to the California Public Records Act -- a significant ruling with a far-reaching, positive impact on the public's right to know. The unanimous ruling shuts off the government's ability to conceal information from […]

    March 3, 2017

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    FAC News Press Release

    Announcing FAC’s 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award. This year FAC received 30 nominations covering the efforts of journalists, individuals, government officials, educators, attorneys, community groups, non-profit journalism organizations and newspapers. The two 2014 winners of this year’s awards use different methods […]

    December 2, 2014

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    An open letter to judges in the BALCO appeal

    […] District Court, the reporters will go to jail for up to 18 months and the Chronicle will start paying hefty fines it can scarcely afford. The federal government is obviously determined to find out who leaked to the reporters, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, the testimony of Barry Bonds and other witnesses before the […]

    June 2, 2009

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    2007 FAC Awards: CFAC Names Six Award Winners, One Big Loser

    […] legislators Gloria Romero and Mark Leno are among the recipients of awards given by the California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) at the organization’s Free Speech and Open Government Assembly held at the Annenberg School for Communication in Los Angeles. The awards are given in recognition of an individual’s or organization’s courage and commitment to […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Posts

    Public meetings protections remain in place — for now

    All, I wanted to let you know about a legislative victory that is crucial to government accountability and civic engagement. In a bipartisan vote, a committee of the California Legislature voted down AB 817, keeping in place important public-meeting protections. As we shared last week, we opposed AB 817 because it would have excused a wide range of government bodies governed […]

    June 13, 2024