Search Results

Clear Results
Category
Topic
Select Year

Showing 541 - 550 of 635 results

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Fighting for Press Rights at California Protests

    […] Homeland Security agents’ conduct in L.A. As journalists documented attacks and obstruction at the hands of local authorities, we responded by urging the L.A. Sheriff and L.A. Police Department to respect press rights, noting that journalists in California "have additional legal protections that extend beyond the U.S. Constitution." In one instance, video suggests an […]

    June 12, 2025

  • Posts

    Newsgathering

    Coalition Demands L.A. Law Enforcement Stop Attacks on Journalists

    A national coalition of 25 organizations sent this letter to Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna condemning the use of "less than lethal" weapons against journalists as they cover protests against ICE operations. The letter notes that journalists in California have additional legal protections that extend beyond […]

    June 11, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are government employee hiring records accessible under the CPRA?

    […] Standards and Training v. Superior Court, 42 Cal. 4th 278, 284 (2007) (holding that records containing the names, employing departments, and hiring and termination dates of California police officers were generally subject to public disclosure, with limited exceptions for undercover officers). Legal action The CPRA does not provide for any formal remedy to seek […]

    May 16, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    Is it normal to receive multiple CPRA extensions for months?

    […] date of a request for their disclosure." Penal Code § 832.7(b)(11). For more on the timing of disclosure of such records & authorized delays, please see our police transparency handbook. Another exception applies for records covered by SB 519, which relates to records relating to "an event where a person has died in the […]

    April 24, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Can a city council member control clapping during a meeting?

    […] open all of its meetings to the public. On the contrary, it is plainly permitted by the First Amendment to conduct business in private"); Fraternal Order of Police v. Ocean City, 916 F.2d 919, 923 (4th Cir. 1990) (holding "the First Amendment does not demand that government officials be accessible to all who wish […]

    April 24, 2025

  • Latest News

    Blog

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

    […] about all of this! Submit your nomination here. The FAC awards honors those who speak out and fight to advance all our rights. Past winners have spoken up for greater press and public access to high-profile trials, done deep investigations into police misconduct, and built a 30-newsroom collaboration to collect COVID-19 public records. See all the past winners here.

    December 17, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Adams v. County of Sacramento

    […] the sheriff’s department's Internal Affairs Division. Adams alleged that multiple anonymous and unsubstantiated misconduct complaints were then filed against her. In March 2020, Adams became Chief of Police for Rancho Cordova, and in July 2020, Adams filed an administrative complaint of harassment and retaliation against Marchese. During the investigation of that complaint, Marchese shared […]

    December 5, 2024

  • Posts

    First Amendment Newsgathering

    FAC, ACLU Protest LAPD’s Threat of Arrest Against Journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray

    On October 8, FAC and the ACLU of Southern California sent the following letter to the Los Angeles Police Department objecting to LAPD officers' threats to arrest journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray while he was attempting to observe and document the clearing of homeless encampments. The letter states: Mr. Ray was not obstructing any city employees […]

    October 9, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Garcia v. County of Alameda

    […] past coverage of sideshows includes a May 2023 article in which Fermoso and co-author Darwin BondGraham mapped the intersections of every report of sideshows made to Oakland police for nearly four years. Fermoso has also interviewed residents and business owners who are affected by the sideshows and detailed efforts to curb sideshows through enforcement […]

    July 12, 2024

  • Pages

    2020 Impact Report

    In 2020, as a pandemic raged and the police killing of George Floyd spurred a movement for racial justice, FAC worked tirelessly to ensure Americans had the tools and information they need to assert their First Amendment rights.

    January 25, 2021