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FAC Sues City of Vallejo for Police Shooting Records

Vallejo police dashcam footage shows police officers approaching Alexander Schumann after shooting him. The officers’ identities are concealed, in violation of the public records law.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 6, 2025
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Advocates Sue CA Department of Food and Agriculture for Withholding Bird Flu Dairy Quarantine Records

[…] the public in the dark about this evolving threat." "The people have a compelling interest in knowing where bird flu is active," FAC legal director David Loy said. "Only with full transparency can the people have full confidence that their government is doing all it can to protect public health." See the petition at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/case/california-rural-legal-assistance-v-california-department-of-food-and-agriculture/
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 4, 2025
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Your Detailed Guide to Election Day Access

Voters cast their ballots in the Arcata Community Center on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo courtesy of Mark Larson.

October 20, 2025
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Elections official lashes out at local newsroom. We’re fighting back

A Shasta County elections official excluded a local news organization from receiving official press releases in the run up to the November election. The move drew a legal threat by FAC on behalf of Shasta Scout, condemnation by press groups, and a rebuke by the Board of Supervisors. Photo: Courtesy of Annelise Pierce

October 17, 2025
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Appeals Court Rules Alameda County Sideshow Spectator Law Likely Violates First Amendment

[…] that ruling to the Ninth Circuit. The following can be attributed to David Loy, Legal Director, First Amendment Coalition: "This decision is important because it confirms the government cannot undermine the First Amendment right to document and record issues of public concern like sideshows. The court correctly recognized that the county can protect public […]

September 4, 2025
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Los Angeles Press Club v. County of Los Angeles

This lawsuit challenges the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s pattern of violating the rights of reporters to cover ongoing protests against federal immigration enforcement.

July 11, 2025
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FAC Supports Bill to Ensure More Affordable Access to Court Records

[…] anyone visiting a state trial courthouse can make copies of publicly available documents using their own devices and avoid paying steep fees for copies. AB 1524, authored by the Assembly Judiciary Committee, has bipartisan support and no official opposition on file. And for good reason: It's a modest but meaningful proposal to remove financial […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 2, 2025
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First Amendment Coalition v. City of San Diego

[…] clung to Evans’s arm, jerking it from side to side. Evans was arrested and taken to a hospital. No charges were filed against him. The incident was covered widely in San Diego media after Evans made a claim for damages to the city. According to media coverage, Evans’s claim, and a civil rights lawsuit […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 26, 2025
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Los Angeles Press Club v. City of Los Angeles

This lawsuit challenges the Los Angeles Police Department’s pattern of violating the rights of reporters to cover ongoing protests against federal immigration enforcement.
- Press Freedom
June 18, 2025
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Can a city council member who is not a member of a committee make a public comment during the committee’s meeting?

Can a city council member speak during the public comment portion of a meeting for a committee he is not part of? What if the committee includes two other council members?

April 24, 2025