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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 […]
- Free Expression
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 […]
- Press Freedom
May 20, 2013
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Op-ed: California Governor Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process

[…] our courts: "People in an open society do not demand infallibility from their institutions, but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing." David Snyder is the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition, a California nonprofit dedicated to advancing free speech, open government and public participation in civic affairs.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 7, 2021
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New 1st amendment case poses existential threat to public employee unions

[…] to bankruptcy to void union contracts. It's not state initiatives to restrict collective bargaining rights or other outpourings of voter resentment. No, the new existential threat facing government unions comes from . . . the First Amendment. In a scarcely-noticed lawsuit filed Monday in federal district court in Los Angeles, a conservative nonprofit, the […]
- Free Expression
May 2, 2013
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In settlement with FAC, LA County Jail releases inmate visitor log, agrees to relax secrecy rule

[…] Angeles County Jails is information that falls under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). With regard to inmates who are also high-ranking public officials, as defined in Government Code section 82048 and also to include judicial officers and high-ranking officials of the federal government, given their unique status and the public's interest, there is […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 5, 2013
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Groups Urge Mendocino County to Repeal Unlawful Public Records Fee Ordinance

[…] between $20 to $150 per hour of staff time spent locating or reviewing public records requested under the California Public Records Act, or CPRA. But California’s open- government laws do not allow agencies to demand payment to cover the cost of staff time to respond to requests. Such fees are a threat to an […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 27, 2023
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Government leaks in Apple investigation underscore hypocrisy of BALCO press subpoenas

[…] reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams into jail for refusing to name their confidential source in the BALCO case: Hypocrisy has its limits, even for the federal government. I’m referring to recent stories in the Wall Street Journal and other media detailing the feds’ investigation into the backdating of stock option grants given to […]
- Press Freedom
June 2, 2009
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Federal Judge rules in FAC case: US can keep secret a legal memo on drone strikes targeting US citizen

[…] that were not properly classified could nonetheless be withheld on grounds of attorney-client privilege. "We continue to believe the public has a right to know, in detail, the government's legal justification for tracking down a terrorist suspect, who is also a US citizen, and killing him," said Peter Scheer, FAC's executive director. "We're not saying the government can't […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 15, 2014
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Federal Judge declines US request to freeze FAC’s FOIA suit for targeted killing memo

The US Justice Department has failed in its effort to derail the First Amendment Coalition's FOIA suit for access to a government legal memo on the lethal targeting of US citizens engaged in terrorism against US interests. US District Judge Claudia Wilken on Tuesday denied the Justice Department's request to stay proceedings in the […]

July 24, 2012
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FAC, ACLU Sue for Public Access to Kern County Superior Court

[…] against Kern County Superior Court officials for denying access to court proceedings in violation of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Read more about FAC's open- government advocacy amid the COVID-10 crisis.) The suit comes at a time when many businesses in Kern County, including bowling alleys and hair salons, have been permitted […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 26, 2020