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California shouldn’t price the public out of public records. Democracy is at stake.

[…] could be discouraged from analyzing the implementation of the Racial Justice Act. Social justice advocates could shy away from examining police treatment of the unhoused. And environmental nonprofits could refrain from conducting oversight of state agencies. When you price the public out of public records, important information will remain out of reach for all. […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 6, 2026
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Celebrate Sunshine Week 2026

March 18, 2026
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FAC Prevails in Public Records Lawsuit for Ventura County Sheriff’s Immigration Operation Video Footage

[…] but now that the case has been settled, the people can see for themselves what the videos show," said Willie Lubka, executive director of Buen Vecino, a nonprofit community organization that protects and advances immigrants’ rights. "The people of Ventura County have a right to know what their deputy sheriffs were doing at an […]

March 5, 2026
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FAC Joins Press and Advocacy Groups Condemning Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

[…] & Democracy Committee to Protect Journalists Defending Rights and Dissent First Amendment Coalition Free Press Action Freedom of the Press Foundation GLAAD Human Rights First Institute for Nonprofit News International Women’s Media Foundation Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Journalism & Women Symposium Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law […]

February 5, 2026
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Press and Advocacy Groups Demand Private Corrections Giant GEO Group to Unseal Court Records, Footage of Abuse in Notorious Adelanto Immigration Facility

[…] justice. For more information, visit www.publicjustice.net. The First Amendment Coalition protects and promotes a free press, freedom of expression, and the people’s right to know. Nonpartisan and nonprofit, FAC believes that the broadest range of engaged and informed communities is essential to the health of our democracy — that the values expressed by the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 3, 2026
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FAC Sues City of El Monte for Withholding Police Records

[…] Act by refusing to release records related to the outside employment of El Monte police officers. FAC represents the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism (LACIJ), the nonprofit news organization that publishes Investigate LA, a news site focusing on underreported, data-driven stories in San Gabriel Valley. "When the government withholds information from journalists, it’s […]

January 29, 2026
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Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism v. City of El Monte

FAC represents the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism (LACIJ), a nonprofit newsroom that publishes Investigate LA, in a Public Records Act lawsuit to compel the City of El Monte to disclose records documenting outside employment of its police officers. To investigate outside employment of El Monte police officers, LACIJ asked El Monte to […]

January 29, 2026
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FAC Represents Buen Vecino in Lawsuit for Public Records About High-Profile Immigration Raid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – On behalf of nonprofit community organization Buen Vecino, the First Amendment Coalition, with attorneys Gregory Pleasants and Shaffy Moeel, filed a Public Records Act lawsuit against Ventura County and its sheriff to compel disclosure of video footage showing what deputy sheriffs did at a controversial […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 17, 2025
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Buen Vecino v. County of Ventura

[…] sent a "tactical response team" to "keep the peace between protestors and federal agents." The sheriff disclaimed any intent to "participate in immigration raids." Buen Vecino, a nonprofit community organization, asked the sheriff’s department for copies of "any and all body-worn camera footage, including audio, video, or photographs recorded at or in relation to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 17, 2025
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Omidyar Network’s Wafa Ben-Hassine Joins FAC Board of Directors

[…] oversees its international engagement on AI issues. She previously served as Global Policy Counsel and Middle East and North Africa Policy Manager at Access Now, a global nonprofit defending digital rights. "I’m honored to join the FAC board at such a pivotal moment," said Ben-Hassine. "As technology reshapes public discourse, it is more important […]

October 6, 2025