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Resources

Supporting Your Right to Know

Our handbooks, educational events, free Legal Hotline, and other resources help all Californians access public information and engage in civic affairs.

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FAC hosts training sessions for the press and public on a variety of open government and First Amendment topics. If you would like to bring FAC to your organization, newsroom, or community, contact us.

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Legal Hotline

The Legal Hotline gives users quick, free access to FAC’s lawyers for questions about access to public records and your right to attend government meetings in California; access to court documents and proceedings in California and federal courts; and First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

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Resource Types

  • Asked and Answered

    A searchable database about rights under open government laws and the First Amendment.

  • Explainers

    Answers to some of our Legal Hotline's most frequently asked questions.

  • Handbooks

    FAC’s handbooks provide overviews of California’s primary freedom-of-information laws.

  • Events

    FAC holds live and virtual events to tackle some of the most pressing free speech, free press and government transparency issues of the day.