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  • Latest News

    Press Release

    “The Alabama Solution,” The Oaklandside, and Mississippi Today/New York Times/Reveal Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Free Speech and Open Government

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2026 Contact: [email protected] San Rafael, Calif. – Today the First Amendment Coalition announced the winners of its 2025 Free Speech and Open Government Award. They are Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades of The Oaklandside; Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, and Ricardo "Raoul" Poole of "The Alabama Solution" documentary […]

    March 2, 2026

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Represents Investigative Journalist and New York Times in Public Records Act Lawsuit Against Riverside County

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The First Amendment Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Riverside County for violating state law by refusing to release public records and information sought by investigative journalist Christopher Damien about deaths in jail custody. "When people die in the government’s custody, their relatives and […]

    December 5, 2025

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues City of Vallejo for Police Shooting Records

    SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The First Amendment Coalition has sued the City of Vallejo for withholding and improperly redacting public records about a police shooting. As part of its statewide police transparency initiative, FAC represents the Vallejo Sun, a small, independent news publication that reports on local news throughout Solano County. In August 2025, […]

    November 6, 2025

  • Cases

    Court Access

    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    […] lawsuit to ensure that the public can inspect the court documents and attend future hearings. Public Justice and the ACLU filed the motion in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on their behalf. Press Release: Advocates, Press Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit (6/12/2024) Legal Documents: […]

    June 12, 2024

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Election Day Access

    […] of election processes. In California, elections laws try to balance the right of every voter to cast a private ballot free from undue influence with the need for a transparent process that builds and maintains trust in the system. This balancing act takes center stage on and around Election Day, when the law allows […]

    October 19, 2025

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Elections official lashes out at local newsroom. We’re fighting back

    […] to litigation. Curtis’ response to this legal demand should alarm everyone. He fired off an email, as reported in the Redding Record Searchlight, discontinuing news release distribution for all and invoking Trump’s U.S. Department of Justice. That’s no way for a person in charge of ensuring free and fair elections to behave, especially with […]

    October 17, 2025

  • Pages

    Explainer

    […] Montanari & Johnson v. Superior Court, 38 Cal. 4th 1065, 1072 (2006). If one believes an agency has unlawfully withheld public records not covered by a specific exemption, the CPRA provides for legal action to enforce the right to inspect or copy public records. See Govt. Code §§ 7923.000, 7923.100. In such litigation, a […]

    September 5, 2025

  • Cases

    Newsgathering

    Los Angeles Press Club v. County of Los Angeles

    […] Coup and nonprofit newsroom The Southlander filed a federal lawsuit against the County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna, in his official capacity, for violating journalists’ rights under the U.S. Constitution and state law. As FAC and a coalition of advocacy organizations noted in a June 11 letter, the Los […]

    July 11, 2025