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    FAC Prevails in Effort to Force CA Attorney General to Disclose Police Misconduct Files

    A San Francisco judge today ordered California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to begin disclosing police-misconduct files sought by the First Amendment Coalition (FAC)—a victory for government transparency against one of the few remaining police agencies in the state to refuse to comply with Senate Bill 1421, California’s new landmark police transparency bill that went […]

    May 17, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Obtains Clemency Records in 6 California Cases After Challenging Secret Docket

    […] filed in other courts, underscoring why there is no valid argument for complete secrecy. "The governor has taken the position that every last page of these files must be secret — a position that is as impossible to support legally as it is facially ridiculous," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder."FAC will continue to […]

    December 23, 2019

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Mourns Death of Lifelong Government Transparency Champion Daniel Ellsberg

    […] Court case New York Times v. United States, which remains at the bedrock of First Amendment law. The case stands for the proposition that prior restraints — government preventing speech from going forward — are essentially verboten under the First Amendment. It is a crucially important bulwark for free speech and a free press. […]

    June 16, 2023

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC and ACLU of Northern California Welcome Mendocino County’s Repeal of Public Records Fee Ordinance

    […] review, or redact documents people asked for under the California Public Records Act. The law, passed last July, received widespread condemnation from the public, journalists, and open government advocates. One local media organization, the Mendocino Voice, has been assessed fees in excess of $76,000 since the law was passed. Mendocino was not the only […]

    May 9, 2023

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    As he leaves the Justice Dept, AG Holder is buffing his 1st Amendment credentials

    […] suspected leakers of national security information--and those investigations inevitably led to battles with journalists over information about their confidential sources. But as Holder gets ready to depart government--his successor, Loretta Lynch, has been nominated and is awaiting confirmation---he has been taking steps to leave behind a different legacy. While these steps won’t win him […]

    January 23, 2015

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    An Illicit Power-Grab And Usurpation Of State Sovereignty By The Bush Justice Department

    […] justly criticized for attempting to enhance executive power at the expense of Congress, is now eviscerating states' rights in order to expand the power of the federal government. William Rehnquist, the conservative former Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court--and intellectual champion of American "federalism"—is no doubt turning over in his grave. California, like […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CPRA

    Should I be able to get meta data of emails and calendars under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance or Public Records Act?

    I have anonymously requested from various San Francisco agencies, under the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance and California Public Records Act, full email and calendar records, specifically in the original electronic format the city agencies hold them. While some agencies do indeed produce their emails/calendar entries in the native electronic formats like .msg, .eml, .ics, […]

    April 1, 2021

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    CPRA

    How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

    […] out how its athletic program is organized is probably worth it before launching your requests. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries.  In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    July 21, 2016

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    CPRA School Records

    Request for public information not honored

    […] a focused and effective request that reasonably describe identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    April 28, 2016

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    CPRA

    Double standard on publishing names of document requesters

    […] in this chapter. Cal. Gov't Code § 6253 (West) Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. Lawyer request form

    January 4, 2011