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Vallejo Sun LLC v. City of Vallejo

Challenging the city of Vallejo’s refusal to release video footage of a police shooting under a police transparency law.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 5, 2025
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Powering the Student Press: FAC Gives Protest Rights and Public Records Sessions at Recent Conferences

Thadeus Greenson and journalists from The Citizen, Peralta Community College District’s student paper, lead a workshop on records-based reporting at JACC’s NorCal conference.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
October 28, 2025
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Court Access

U.S. v. Center for Investigative Reporting

FAC filed an amicus brief to defend the public’s right of access to records of federal wiretap investigations.

June 15, 2025
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First Amendment Newsgathering

Coalition Condemns Harm to Journalists Covering Protests Against ICE Raids in Los Angeles

[…] sent this letter to Department of Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem expressing alarm at reports that federal officers may have violated journalists' First Amendment rights as they covered protests against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles. The groups write: "A number of reports suggest that federal officers have indiscriminately used force […]
- Press Freedom
June 9, 2025
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Message from the FAC Board

FAC STANDS BY OUR MISSION AND VALUES

April 22, 2025
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Public Records

Sacramento Television Stations, Inc. v. Superior Court

[…] that when police officers shoot at people, public agencies have to disclose recordings of the entire incident, not just a snippet before shots are fired, and that agencies cannot withhold such recordings without proving that disclosure would substantially interfere with an ongoing investigation by endangering a witness or confidential source or causing similar harm. CLOSED
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 11, 2025
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FAC Receives Three-Year, $600,000 Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

[…] committed $600,000 over the next three years to ensure FAC thrives as it continues to expand its work promoting and protecting a free press, free expression, and government transparency." This generous gift sets FAC on a path to serve even more journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens in their pursuit of government transparency and accountability," […]

September 5, 2024
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Submit Your Nominations for a 2024 Free Speech & Open Government Award!

Nominations are now open for the First Amendment Coalition’s 2024 Free Speech & Open Government Awards! These annual awards honor the year’s best contributions towards the advancement of open government and freedom of expression and information. Perhaps you’re a journalist who wrangled some particularly important public records for a story. Or you’re an activist […]

December 17, 2024
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FAC’s Ginny LaRoe to Receive Distinguished Service to Journalism Award

[…] 20 press and civil liberties organizations to demand officials respect the role of the press at sweeps of homeless encampments. Led rapid responses to threats to press freedom and government transparency in communities across Northern California, from Shasta County to the city of Brentwood. Led a coalition of two dozen press and civil liberties organizations to […]

October 31, 2024
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Advocacy Press Release

Coalition Urges Huntington Beach City Council to Reject Proposed Book Ban

[…] standards." "Parents and children have the right to decide for themselves what library books to read," said David Loy, Legal Director for the First Amendment Coalition. "The government does not belong in the censorship business." "Since the founding of this nation, public libraries have been havens for free inquiry and expression," said Jonathan Markovitz, […]
- Free Expression
October 17, 2023