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    Catch the FAC Team at Journalism Conferences This Month

    […] workshop for your newsroom or organization. We’re excited to be presenting workshops at journalism conferences in October to further our goal of making sure California journalists know government transparency laws and how to use them to create impactful reporting. First, we’re bringing that mission to a national stage, hosting a panel discussion during Investigative […]

    October 6, 2025

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    Cases Press Release

    Court Rules LAPD Likely Violated Journalists’ Rights

    An LAPD officer assaulted photojournalist Nick Stern (foreground) after he held up his LA Press Club press pass (Screenshot taken from video by Tina-Desiree Berg).

    September 11, 2025

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    Cases Press Release

    Court Rules Against Huntington Beach Censorship Scheme

    […] demurrer, which attempted to dismiss the case. "Freedom to read is essential to learning and growth," said David Loy, legal director at the First Amendment Coalition. "The government should not be deciding what library books youth can read." Plaintiffs were represented by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California, ACLU Foundation of Northern California, First […]

    September 9, 2025

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    Newsgathering

    FAC Joins Groups Objecting to ICE Arrest and Detention of Journalist Mario Guevara

    […] journalist Mario Guevara. In a letter to DHS Director Kristi Noem, the organizations urged that he be released on bond and that removal proceedings against him, which were triggered by three misdemeanor charges that appear to conflict with his First Amendment rights, be dropped immediately. Guevara is an Emmy-winning, Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration on his "MGnews" Facebook page and […]

    June 23, 2025

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    Press Release

    L.A. Press Club, Media Outlets Sue Los Angeles County for Harm to Journalists

    […] Southlander sued the County of Los Angeles and its Sheriff Robert Luna for violating journalists’ rights under the U.S. Constitution and state law. The groups are represented by Carol Sobel and Weston Rowland of the Law Office of Carol Sobel; Susan Seager; the firm of Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris, Hoffman & Zeldes LLP; and the […]

    June 18, 2025

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    Press Release

    Journalists Sue LAPD to Stop Attacks at Protests

    […] Status Coup filed a federal lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department for violating journalists’ rights under the U.S. Constitution and state law. The groups are represented by Carol Sobel and Weston Rowland of the Law Office of Carol Sobel; Susan Seager; the Law Office of Peter Bibring; the firm of Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris, […]

    June 16, 2025

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    First Amendment

    FAC Opposes Newspaper Ban in Fullerton Public Buildings

    […] Foundation points out, "Press freedom means little if people don’t have access to the journalism they want to read. News publishers have come to depend on their newspapers’ availability at government buildings to inform the public. Their readership will suffer if the ban is allowed to stand, and so will the public discourse in Fullerton."

    May 6, 2025

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    First Amendment

    FAC Urges L.A. City Council to Reject Ban on Certain Epithets at Council Meetings

    […] City Council urging it to reject a ban on using the "C-word" or "N-word" at city council meetings. FAC writes: "While public officials and private persons are free to express their disagreement with certain speech, the government may not silence speech simply because it finds the speech offensive, degrading, or upsetting to some or many."

    April 28, 2025