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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Names Suzanne Ito as Communications Director

    […] As the Strategic Communications Director at the ACLU of the District of Columbia, Ito worked closely with attorneys and policy staff on several First Amendment and open- government issues, including opposing harmful amendments to D.C.’s Freedom of Information Act before the D.C. Council and lawsuits over police treatment of protesters and a government agency’s […]

    December 9, 2022

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Lawsuit Prompts Disclosure of Records Alleging Misconduct by Milpitas City Official

    […] earlier "reverse CPRA" lawsuit filed by Williams prevented the city from releasing the records. Under a "reverse CPRA" action, any individual claiming to have an interest in government records sought by a CPRA request can preemptively seek to prevent the release of those records–sometimes before the person who originally requested the records has a […]

    October 27, 2017

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Fights Secret Hearings in Death Penalty Case

    […] remote access, e.g. audio or video streaming, to safely accommodate those who wish to exercise their First Amendment rights. FAC, a California nonprofit organization that advocates for government transparency and public participation in civic affairs, is standing in for the public and press in the Cruz case. This is not FAC’s first fight for […]

    September 28, 2020

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    Blog

    Download Sunshine Week Coast to Coast

    […] to Coast looks like on iOpenGov at http://popplet.com/app/#/7663. Download iOpenGov at http://bit.ly/OpenGovApp. Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Participants include news media, civic groups, libraries, nonprofits, schools and others interested in the public's right to know. Sunshine Week as a […]

    March 14, 2011

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    Blog

    CFAC and MAPLight sue for public access to state’s legislative database

    […] the legislative process by linking campaign contributions to specific legislative actions. This will prove embarrassing to legislators. CFAC now has three test cases pending involving access to government-controlled databases. In addition to this one, we have sued Santa Clara County for access to its real estate parcel map database (for use in digital mapping […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Public Records

    Inside The Fight For Public Records

    […] and former newspaper staff members Shiloh Johnston, Li Khan, Lylah Schmedel-Permanna, and Leo Premnath-Ray, along with journalism instructor and adviser Eleni Economides Gastis. FAC Staff The open- government experts of the First Amendment Coalition will provide a tutorial on how to get started with your own records requests and give an overview of free […]

    January 31, 2024

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    Blog

    Can a journalist “plead the fifth” to avoid having to name a confidential source? A federal judge say yes.

    […] to testify about his source. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland, declining to enforce the subpoena, ruled in November that Ashenfelter could not be compelled to reveal his government sources because doing so would subject him to a risk of criminal prosecution. The fifth amendment defense is not a substitute for a strong federal shield […]

    December 16, 2013

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    FAC News Press Release

    Bert Robinson, veteran reporter, editor and open government advocate joins FAC Board

    […] FAC Board Member James Chadwick said in nominating Robinson to the board. "More importantly for FAC, I've not met anyone in the industry more committed to open government and the protection of first amendment rights than Bert." As a reporter for the Mercury News Robinson wrote a series of articles detailing little-known closed sessions […]

    January 5, 2013

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    Behind the Headlines: How CBS Reporter Julie Watts Is Pushing for Police Transparency

    […] officers were not wearing body cameras, but Roseville PD officers were. And that agency refused to release more than four 39-second clips from their officers’ cameras. Open- government lawyers, like FAC’s David Loy, and lawmakers raised concerns that the decisions to withhold public records could have a ripple effect across the state and impact […]

    June 27, 2024