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CFAC v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. C024109.

78 Cal.Rptr.2d 847 (1998)

67 Cal.App.4th 159

CALIFORNIA FIRST AMENDMENT COALITION, Petitioner, v. SUPERIOR COURT, Sacramento County, Respondent; Pete Wilson, as Governor, etc., Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

Review Denied December 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Skjerven, Morrill, Mac-Pherson, Franklin & Friel, Edward P. Davis, Jr., James M. Chadwick, San Jose, for Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General, Linda A. Cabatic, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Ted Prim, Deputy Attorney General, for Real Party in Interest.

RAYE, Associate Justice.

This case requires us to examine the delicate balance in a democracy between knowledge and power, accountability and quality decision making. The issue arises in the midst of conflict that frequently results when a government agency denies access to documents desired by the press. The California First Amendment Coalition (CFAC) seeks access to the documents, invoking the statutory imperative that "access to information concerning the conduct...

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