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FAC sues Novato to compel release of secret emails

[…] under the CPRA because they are subject to the "deliberative process privilege," which protects certain records that reveal policymakers’ decision-making. However, not all records relevant to officials’ deliberations receive this protection. A government agency must also show that the public interest in keeping a specific record secret is greater than the public interest in disclosure of the record—a high standard. "The […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 13, 2016
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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. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 6, 2022
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FAC Receives Three-Year, $375,000 Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

[…] our organization in 2014 and has guaranteed his foundation’s support over an extended period of time going forward speaks volumes to the foundation’s commitment to open and accountable government, free speech and aggressive, independent journalism." The Logan grant will provide $125,000 per year in 2018, 2019 and 2020, with $50,000 each year coming in the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
April 20, 2018
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 9, 2021
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 9, 2023
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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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EFF and ACLU Staffers Win 2017 FAC Award for Work on Public Access to Police Surveillance Records

The First Amendment Coalition is proud to announce the recipients of its 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award are Jennifer Lynch and Dave Maass of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Peter Bibring of the American Civil Liberties Union-Southern California (ACLU), selected for their joint work to bring accountability and transparency to the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 27, 2017
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Don Imus, Snoop Dogg and the 1st Amendment

[…] from our public vocabulary, would freedom of speech be the ultimate casualty? No, not as long as this change is not forced upon us by an overreaching government. When voices are silenced by the Federal Communications Commission, a Congressional committee, or some other arm of government, the result is censorship--no matter how offensive the […]
- Free Expression
June 2, 2009
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Did members of Congress make securities trades to profit from breach of debt limit?

[…] story idea for Washington journalists: Take a look at the securities investments made by key members of Congress in the run-up to the deadline for raising the government's debt limit. It would be interesting to know, for example, if Tea Party activists were not only pushing the government to a cliff-edge of default, but […]

October 16, 2013
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Craig Newmark Philanthropies Commits $75K to FAC

Grant will support work defending press freedom, government transparency and civic engagement The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce a $75,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to fuel the nonprofit’s work defending a free press, free expression and the public's right to know. The grant will support all FAC programs, including its free […]

June 1, 2022