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Statement on Judge’s Ruling in Public Access Case Against Kern County Superior Court
July 2, 2020
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Settlement in Database Access Suit Announced
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Secret Docket Revealed: FAC Wins Cal Supreme Court Rulings Unsealing Clemency Files
September 16, 2019
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San Francisco City Attorney Releases Reams of Records in Response to FAC CPRA Request
November 8, 2017
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Regulators analyzing MediaNews’ acquisition…
[…] with the Justice Department or Federal Trade Commission in such "pre-merger reviews" are traditionally confidential, let’s hope that McClatchy, MediaNews and Hearst, which are all in the business of making information public, will elect to tell their readers what they are telling government regulators. Peter Scheer, a lawyer and journalist, is Executive Director of CFAC.June 2, 2009
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Reader-comments sections of news websites needn’t be cesspools. Editors should EDIT comments as they would letters-to-the-editor.
[…] remove the need to edit comments for length, it does not diminish the obligation to edit for substance. The First Amendment insulates news organizations from interference by government in their editorial decisions. The independence thus established includes the right, under the Constitution, to control all content published on a paper’s pages or its website. […]March 5, 2010
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Prop 8 Supreme Court hearing is best evidence yet for allowing cameras into the courtroom
June 3, 2009
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Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show
[…] department’s extreme overreach here, the more the city’s violation of California and federal law becomes obvious. There must be accountability, at the highest levels of San Francisco government, for this trampling on journalists’ rights. Judge East on July 18 ordered police to publicly release the search warrant application, which police used to collect call […]July 23, 2019
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Pardon Power and Your Right to Know
September 18, 2021
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Op-Ed: Passing SB 16 Will Bring Transparency to Police Misconduct
June 9, 2021