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FAC Helps Defeat Effort by School District to Recover Nearly $500K in Attorneys Fees From Records Requester

[…] the school district’s motion, explaining that it lacked any basis in law and, moreover, would cast an intolerable chill over the public’s ability to learn about their government. "The court’s order here sends a clear message to public agencies who would try to twist the California Public Records Act to punish those seeking transparency […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 11, 2018
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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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FAC Forces Disclosure of CA Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Former State Sen. Wright

Nearly 300 pages of previously secret documents became public yesterday after the First Amendment Coalition (FAC) filed a motion to unseal records regarding Gov. Jerry Brown’s effort to pardon former state Sen. Rod Wright. Thedocuments—some still heavily redacted—had been originally filed under seal as part of a flawed, longstanding practice in which all papers […]

January 4, 2019
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Equal Justice Society Criticizes CFAC Suit against State Bar for records on affirmative action.

[…] Privacy Act (FERPA) governs the privacy and disclosure of educational records. Under FERPA, anonymized educational records are routinely made public, by education institutions and by the federal government itself. Every case we have found addressing a request such as that made by CFAC held that disclosure was required, and does not violate FERPA. Notably, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 3, 2009
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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 […]
- Free Expression
June 2, 2009
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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 […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009
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Amici Briefs Digest, Dec. 2017

[…] communication service providers -- is unconstitutional because it requires a prior restraint in violation of the First Amendment. The statute, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2709, 3511, allows the government to impose gag orders on internet companies that receive NSL’s, preventing them from publicly stating even that they were subjected to an NSL. In the underlying […]
December 8, 2017
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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
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What’s the law regarding destruction of public records?

California has several statutes addressing document destruction/retention.With respect to city governments, Government Code Section 34090 requires that the city retain any record that is less than two years old: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution and the written consent of the city attorney, the head of […]

July 20, 2010