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    IRS censorship of nonprofits must give way to the First Amendment

    […] under the First Amendment---particularly when applied to pure speech about political matters---the nonprofit community, in general, takes it in stride. One hears few complaints by nonprofits about government censorship of their political speech.  But there is one segment of the nonprofit world to which application of the IRS rules is, or should be, totally […]

    July 28, 2016

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    FAC to Mentor Journalists for National Boot Camp

    […] three reporters as they pursue public records in California and beyond. This is FAC’s third year participating in the program, which connects journalists of color with open- government experts and resources in their state to help them sharpen their skills acquiring and using government information and data. This year, open-government organizations based in 13 […]

    November 22, 2023

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    FAC Sues LAPD Over Failure to Release Bodycam Recordings from Protest

    […] About FACThe First Amendment Coalition is a nonprofit public interest organization working across California to advance free speech, a free press and a more open and accountable government. It published the Police Transparency Guide, a free resource to help the press and public access newly available records about police misconduct and use of force. […]

    July 6, 2022

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    FAC sues Auburn for council members’ business emails sent from private email accounts. Suit also challenges email deletion policy.

    FAC--A new suit filed by the First Amendment Coalition claims that city officials' emails about government business are public records even though they were sent or received on the officials' personal email accounts. The suit, against the city of Auburn and Auburn's City Council, also challenges the city's policy--similar to that of many California […]

    June 11, 2012

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    FAC Seeks Nominations for 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award

    The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner, or winners, could […]

    August 15, 2018

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    FAC Seeks Nominations for 2014 Free Speech & Open Government Award

    The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner could be a […]

    October 9, 2014

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    FAC joins with Santa Rosa Press Democrat to host Open Government candidates’ forum

    FAC headed north this week to co-host an Open Government Candidates' Forum with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. The event provided a unique opportunity for members of the community, which a year earlier was rocked by the tragic shooting death of Andy Lopez, 13, by a Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy, to hear candidates for city council answer tough questions on government […]

    October 16, 2014

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    FAC Honors the Brown Institute’s ‘Documenting COVID-19’ Project as 2020 Award Winner

    The First Amendment Coalition today named the Brown Institute for Media Innovation its 2020 Free Speech & Open Government Award recipient for its "Documenting COVID-19" project, which created a massive clearinghouse of public records and produced accountability journalism in partnership with 30 newsrooms. The project set out to examine the decision-making of state and […]

    February 9, 2021

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    FAC Honors 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award Winners

    The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Free Speech & Open Government Award. Exposing the culture of secrecy in corporations. Putting sunshine on policing across California. Illuminating the toll the pandemic took on their neighbors. FAC’s 2021 honorees advanced freedom of expression or access to information through accountability […]

    February 9, 2022

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    FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award winners honored at Cal Press Foundation 138th Annual Dinner Banquet

    The 2015 recipients of the Free Speech & Open Government Award competition were honored Thursday, December 3 at the California Press Foundation’s 138th Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The two winners of this year’s awards used different methods to accomplish their goals ­­one upholding the finest traditions of community journalism and the other demonstrating […]

    December 15, 2015