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    FAC News Press Release

    First Amendment Coalition Awarded $500,000 to Bolster Leadership and Build Capacity Infrastructure

    […] enforced the public’s right of access to government records across the state. FAC has also recently expanded its library of training and educational materials like the definitive Police Transparency Handbook and The Right to Know, the authoritative source in California for media law and open-government laws.A sunsetting foundation, JBMF intends these grants to support […]

    March 31, 2023

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    Blog Cases

    FAC’s Subpoena Defense Initiative Protects Blogger in Celebrity Court Case

    […] Amendment. Swithin’s story begins In March 2022, when someone shot a video outside a Los Angeles County courthouse showing two children taken forcibly into a car while police and onlookers watched. The children in the video were the subject of a custody dispute between two prominent celebrity rock musicians—Brody Dalle and Josh Homme—who divorced […]

    March 13, 2023

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    FAC’s David Snyder Honored by SPJ in Los Angeles

    […] "legal battles across the state, winning key rulings resulting in the release of public records, often in the face of well-funded, powerful opponents who tried to keep police misconduct, search warrants, sexual misconduct and other public records a secret."  SPJ/LA also called out Snyder's rapid response to pressing First Amendment issues. "On a near […]

    December 16, 2019

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Two California Attorneys to Board of Directors

    […] To that end, FAC educates, advocates and litigates to advance government transparency and First Amendment protections for all. Bookmark our free Legal Hotline, Public Records Act Primer, Police Transparency Guide and and our Subpoena Defense Initiative that serves journalists in need of pro bono resources to protect their confidential sources or newsgathering materials. To […]

    November 14, 2022

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Legal Fellow Sherene Tagharobi

    […] and KNSD-TV in San Diego. She then worked as a field producer for ABC News, covering the San Bernardino terrorist attack, the 2016 killing of five Dallas police officers, and the "Stairway to Heaven" copyright trial. Tagharobi’s reporting earned an Emmy nomination and a first place award in the investigative/enterprise category from the Society […]

    July 17, 2020

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Legal Fellow Monica Price

    […] the California Supreme Court and was president of the UC Hastings American Constitution Society. She also interned with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Complex and Affirmative Litigation Division at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. Price’s research interests include police accountability, civil liberties and internet access. She is a member of the California Bar.

    July 22, 2021

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC to Mentor Journalists for National Boot Camp

    […] rights and protest rights. Past workshops have been for groups pursuing law enforcement records, organizations training their members to hold local government accountable, and others. The First Amendment Coalition also offers a suite of published guides on police transparency laws, and using the California Public Records Act and open meetings laws to hold government accountable.

    November 22, 2023

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues Ventura County Sheriff for Violating Public Records Act

    The First Amendment Coalition today sued the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office over its failure to comply with public records requests seeking information about deputy misconduct and serious use of force. The lawsuit comes after FAC attempted to pull back the veil of secrecy on deputies’ most violent interactions with the public and any instances of […]

    March 30, 2021

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Receives James Madison Freedom of Information Award from SPJ NorCal

    […] awardee, SPJ NorCal highlighted FAC's strategic litigation in Northern California and beyond that led to greater access to government records. From SPJ NorCal's announcement: When San Francisco police raided freelance journalist Bryan Carmody’s home and office and seized his notes, records and professional equipment, FAC jumped in immediately and led a legal fight to […]

    February 7, 2020

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Legal Director David Loy Honored with Society of Professional Journalists’ Northern California Chapter’s James Madison Award

    […] for public records in Mendocino County, and; Working with fellow SPJ NorCal award recipient Michael Risher, challenging violations of SB 1421, the state law that makes many police records accessible under the California Public Records Act. "My career is dedicated to the principle that transparency is the oxygen of accountability. I am honored to […]

    March 25, 2024