Cases

FAC represents student journalist Elizabeth Wilson, who sued Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public records for more than 18 months. CLOSED

FAC filed an amicus brief to defend longstanding Ninth Circuit precedent that the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in federal court is subject to immediate appeal, as it is in state court, rather than at the end of the case, which is typical in federal court. CLOSED

Temecula Valley school board members attempted to get a lawsuit challenging their policies that ban the teaching of “critical race theory” and other subjects dismissed under an anti-SLAPP statute. CLOSED

The letter argues the court’s decision will make the state reporter’s shield law less effective and encourage criminal defendants to seek information from journalists unnecessarily. CLOSED

FAC and the ACLU of Southern California sued the Temecula Valley School District and its board president for violating the First Amendment rights of school board meeting attendees who were ejected from the meetings without cause. CLOSED

Coalition argues the California Supreme Court should reverse a decision holding that the California Public Records Act does not authorize a court to grant a remedy beyond ordering disclosure of specific records and does not require agencies to retain records sought by members of the public.