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    FAC’s letter to Gov Brown, urging veto of SB 1300

    Here is FAC's letter to the Governor, urging his veto of SB 1300: Dear Governor Brown, On behalf of the First Amendment Coalition (FAC), I am writing to request your veto—or, alternatively, a qualified signing--of Senate Bill 1300, which requires oil companies to file reports on scheduled shutdowns, typically for maintenance, of their refinery […]

    September 17, 2014

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    Your right to COVID-19 outbreak data

    Friends, The COVID-19 crisis led to public information shutdowns across the country, making it harder than ever to get reliable information about what our government institutions are doing in our name. That's why we have repeatedly called on public agencies to fulfill their obligations under freedom of information laws, despite the pandemic’s challenges. And […]

    September 2, 2021

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    Victory for newspaper publisher Tim Crews and FAC in Appeals Court decision

    […] legal fees to a school board he sued over his public records request. The unanimous decision (see Court of Appeal's opinion below) represents a crucial victory for government transparency and a welcome success for the First Amendment Coalition, which was instrumental in organizing and underwriting Crews’ successful defense. "The appeals court’s decision makes clear […]

    July 20, 2013

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    Veteran First Amendment Lawyer Glen A. Smith Named FAC’s First Legal Fellow

    […] FAC Legal Fellow. Smith comes to FAC with a deep and widely varied background in media litigation, including substantial experience advocating for public and press access to government records, defending journalists against subpoenas, and litigation and advice relating to defamation and privacy law. From 1988-1993, Smith served as Director of Litigation for the Los […]

    July 17, 2018

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    Vallejo’s bankruptcy highlights need for transparency in city-union contracts

    […] of causes--falling sales tax revenue, the home mortgage crisis leading to collapsing home prices and lower real estate taxes--there needs to be added one more: Too much government secrecy. Vallejo is broke, and other cities and counties may be close behind, because their personnel costs--salary and benefits for current employees and retirees--are higher than […]

    June 3, 2009

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    The ongoing push for police transparency 

    […] apply to other records, SB 1421 and SB 16 specifically reject it for the records covered by those laws. We will continue to demand compliance with open- government laws. We know there can be no accountability without transparency. — David Loy, Legal Director, First Amendment Coalition Use our open-government resources: Bookmark our Police Transparency […]

    May 18, 2022

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    The Hannity Reveal Was Huge News — But Everyone Missed The Most Important Point

    […] in most types of court proceedings must justify that request by showing the sealing of documents is "strictly and inescapably necessary" in order to protect a "compelling government interest." In layman’s terms, that means it should be very difficult to do what Cohen’s lawyers wanted to do—submit secret information to a court. Everyone has […]

    May 8, 2018

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    Security plans for the Democratic convention in Denver must be changed to make room for dissent

    By Benjamin Grant Ladner The upcoming Democratic National Convention inspires optimism among many advocates for free-speech and open government; an Obama presidency, should it come to pass, is seen as a welcome opportunity to redraw the balance between government secrecy and accountability. That optimism, however, must be tempered by what stands to go on […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Real outrage is that surveillance of AP reporters’ phone calls was probably legal

    […] the source of AP's leak before resorting to the AP subpoenas --including, for example, obtaining the same metadata for the office, home and cell phones of all government officials who had access to the classified information leaked to AP's reporters. Also, did the Justice Department obtain specific judicial authorization to subpoena the AP's phone […]

    May 20, 2013