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FAC joins Apple v Samsung appeal to urge disclosure of confidential records filed in court “under seal”

[…] trial court Judge, Lucy Koh, ordering the unsealing of many (but not all) of the sealed records. FAC, a nonprofit organization dedicated to free speech and open- government, filed its motion to intervene in the appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the Washington, DC, appeals court that will decide […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
September 5, 2012
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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 files suit for logs showing who visited LA’s County Assessor in jail

[…] and Gary Bostwick of the firm of Bostwick & Jassy in LA. FAC is a section 501C(3) nonprofit organization focused on issues of freedom of speech, open- government and government accountability. FAC’s other current litigation includes cases challenging sanctions against public records requestors; a FOIA suit for US Justice Department memos on the "targeted […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
March 1, 2013
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FAC and Local Community Group Sue San Jose Over Secret Negotiations With Google

[…] the city to disclose those records. "The public is entitled to know what elected leaders are doing and saying in negotiations with corporations doing business with the government—especially where those companies are as large and powerful as Google," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "NDAs do not and cannot override elected leaders’ obligations to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 13, 2018
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Europe’s High Court Has No Business Telling Google How to Edit Its Search Results

[…] see when they "Google" her in a job interview. But the issue is not whether she should have some recourse -- she should! -- but whether a government, any government, may dictate to Google what it may or may not publish in response to users' searches. This is a free speech issue, make no […]

May 14, 2014
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Ed Chapuis, Katherine Rowlands and Juliet Williams Join FAC Board of Directors

[…] the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors, all working journalists who have made substantial contributions to their craft and to the cause of government transparency in California and beyond: Ed Chapuis, news director for KGTV-10 in San Diego; Katherine Ann Rowlands, owner of the Bay City News Service; and Juliet […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 14, 2018
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Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.

[…] apply to the subpoenas of federal courts and federal grand juries: a big gap in coverage that inevitably restricts news reporting on controversial matters involving the federal government. News of the Obama Justice Department's overzealous investigation of leaks to the press--in particular, leaks of information to the Associated Press and to James Rosen of […]
- Press Freedom
September 17, 2013
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Celebrate Sunshine Week in California–Hold Public Officials Accountable for Access to Information

[…] mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.'' And as the framers of Proposition 59 said two centuries later, ``A government that can hide what it does will never be accountable to the public it is supposed to serve.'' Those remain words to live by. Karl Olson, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 2, 2009
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Camera-shy, yes. But the Supreme Court also shares the raw data of its most important deliberations.

The Supreme Court is the branch of government that works hardest to be seen least. By banishing cameras from their courtroom, eschewing probing press interviews, and generally keeping a low profile (except in their published opinions), the justices strive to preserve the fiction that they take their cues directly from the text of the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 25, 2013
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Be part of the FAC for All campaign

[…] pandemic. Journalists under attack. A nationwide cry for social justice and police accountability. This past year’s extraordinary events highlighted like never before the importance of FAC’s work combatting government secrecy and standing up for free speech, a free press and the public’s right to know. With your support, FAC has mobilized to protect these rights — […]

August 24, 2021