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  • Pages

    2021 Impact Report

    In 2021, we encountered barriers to basic government information — from public health agencies about the COVID-19 pandemic to police departments confronting social unrest over racial injustice. FAC was there to protect our rights.

    March 2, 2022

  • Pages

    Contact Us

    For general inquiries — for example, questions about membership or finding materials on this web site — please use the form below. For all legal questions, please use our Legal Hotline page.

    June 12, 2024

  • Posts

    FAC Supports AB 339’s Open Meeting Provisions

    FAC stands with a broad coalition of civic organizations backing a measure that would enhance public participation in government meetings in California. Read our joint letters in support of California Assembly Bill 339.

    April 1, 2021

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Porter v. Martinez

    Brought in 2018, this case challenged the section of the California motor vehicle code that prohibits expressive car horn use–such as honking to demonstrate solidarity with protestors. CLOSED

    December 12, 2023

  • Cases

    First Amendment Public Meetings

    Dhaliwal v. Komrosky

    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

    December 21, 2023

  • Posts

    FAC urges ‘NO’ vote on San Francisco’s Prop E

    […] that make San Francisco’s political process more transparent and more open to voices that are not currently heard, and FAC supports the use of technology to make government more accountable to the people. But Prop E is a flawed proposal that will create serious, practical problems. For example, Prop E allows organized groups (consisting […]

    September 9, 2015

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Urges Alameda Board of Supervisors to Reject Ordinance that Criminalizes Observing or Reporting on Sideshows

    […] events occurring in public, even if those events are illegal. Such reporting is essential to informing the public, exposing or protesting unlawful conduct, or otherwise speaking out or petitioning the government. The draft ordinance would unconstitutionally punish the exercise of these core First Amendment rights. See the letter to the Alameda Board of Supervisors below.

    June 13, 2023

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Letter to San Diego Police Officers Union Regarding Cease and Desist Demand to Photojournalist Joe Orellana

    […] correction or retraction of a statement might be appropriate, the First Amendment prohibits claims arising from a statement about a public official unless the plaintiff can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the statement was made with actual knowledge it was false or with reckless disregard for the truth. The letter states no […]

    May 4, 2023

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Condemning Police Attacks on Journalists

    The First Amendment Coalition signed a letter, along with 115 news and press freedom organizations, submitted today to Minnesota officials by the Reporters Committee to Freedom of the Press, condemning police use of force against journalists covering the protests and civil unrest in response to the police killing of George Floyd.  The letter emphasizes […]

    June 2, 2020

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Condemns Speech-Chilling Tactics of Cypress City Hall

    […] a local woman, that her social media post about city business was "potentially libelous" and suggested she remove it, which she did (read news coverage). "Critique of government is democracy, not defamation," Loy wrote to the city. If the city wished to dispute a community member’s claims, Loy wrote, it is free to do […]

    August 1, 2022