Coalition News

Jeff Sessions’ Statement About Leak Investigations Raises Deeply Disturbing Issues For Journalists, Transparency Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement today that the Department of Justice has tripled its number of “active leak investigations” in the past six months, and that DOJ is “reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas” raised serious red flags for journalists, their sources, and proponents of transparency. The Obama administration was more aggressive in prosecuting leaks than any White House in modern times, bringing

The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors: Martin Reynolds, director of Reveal Investigative Fellowships at the Center for Investigative Reporting and Co-Executive Director of The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education; and Nate Cardozo, Senior Staff Attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Reynolds, a seasoned journalist, co-founded Oakland Voices, a community storytelling project that trains residents to serve as community correspondents. Prior

The First Amendment Coalition recently urged the Los Angeles Police Department to promptly and publicly release footage from “bodycams” — tiny, body-worn cameras now used by thousands of police officers in the nation’s third largest police department. FAC submitted written comments to the Los Angeles Police Commission in response to that agency’s request for public input about ways in which LAPD’s bodycam policies can be improved.  The department refuses to release bodycam footage unless ordered to