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As journalists file fewer lawsuits, citizens fight for open records
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On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in what could be a pivotal First Amendment case: the FCC v. Fox. What the Court decides will affect what we see on TV and hear on radio for years to come.
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Records laws an essential news tool
From SanLuisObispo.com:
When the county’s top two administrators, David Edge and Gail Wilcox, were canned in 2009, the public realized that there were problems at the top levels of county government.
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They might never have found out the scope of the dysfunction had it not been for the California Public Records Act.
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