FAC conducts a program of strategic litigation by initiating “test case” lawsuits to resolve key legal issues in a way that maximizes chances for a favorable outcome, with potentially far-reaching effects.
A federal appeals court in Washington, DC denied the First Amendment Coalition’s request to intervene in a pending appeal in the Apple v. Samsung litigation. FAC had sought to intervene as a party in the appeal to defend the trial judge’s ruling ordering the unsealing of certain confidential financial records
The First Amendment Coalition has entered into the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit in order to advocate for public disclosure of confidential financial records that both Apple and Samsung filed in court under seal. Apple and Samsung have both appealed an August 9 ruling by the trial court Judge,
July 24, 2012—The First Amendment Coalition is pleased to announce a landmark settlement in a case involving public access to government email messages. The agreement with the city of Auburn, California requires the city to save emails for at least two years–replacing a prior policy of deleting most emails after
The US Justice Department has failed in its effort to derail the First Amendment Coalition’s FOIA suit for access to a government legal memo on the lethal targeting of US citizens engaged in terrorism against US interests. US District Judge Claudia Wilken on Tuesday denied the Justice Department’s request to
Auburn Journal cartoonist Andy Lukkonen suggests that shady business is immune to sunshine in this critique of FAC’s case to gain access to emails discussing public business sent via public officials’ personal email accounts. We’ll concede he makes a good point, which is, of course, why FAC fights on. Read
FAC–A new suit filed by the First Amendment Coalition claims that city officials’ emails about government business are public records even though they were sent or received on the officials’ personal email accounts. The suit, against the city of Auburn and Auburn’s City Council, also challenges the city’s policy–similar to