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Are Search & Rescue Board Meetings subject to Brown Act?

[…] of the board of supervisors. If so, then the search and rescue’s board meetings may be governed by the Brown Act. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues […]

September 8, 2015
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Government Transparency & Accountability

Ensuring public access to information is essential for the people to know what the government is doing in their name. We advance and defend freedom of information — access to public records and public meetings — through education, policy advocacy and litigation.

July 3, 2024
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How Trump’s War on Free Speech Threatens the Republic

[…] journalists’ records—subpoenas whose existence is not revealed to those whose records are sought. But there are exceptions: The attorney general or another "senior official" may approve no- notice subpoenas when alerting the subject would "pose a clear and substantial threat to the integrity of the investigation." The guidelines are not legally binding, in any […]
- Free Expression
June 6, 2017
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If the federal FOIA shared the limitations of California’s public records law, large parts of American history would be blank.

[…] Legislature didn’t have a hand in crafting the federal Freedom of Information Act. If it had, the American people would have been denied the primary source material for a large chunk of recent American history. Much of what we know about the major themes of US political history during the 35 years following World […]

October 14, 2014
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Journalism Watchdogs Gather in the Inland Empire

[…] skills, learning about legal rights with the help of FAC Legal Director David Loy, connecting with each other and sharing tips and ideas. We had a jam-packed agenda for the day that, in addition to delving into press rights and public records, included special sessions on covering immigration enforcement, public official misconduct and police […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 13, 2026
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San Diego Sued for Withholding Bodyworn Camera Footage and 911 Call Logs From ICE Operations

[…] federal agents come to San Diego," said Pleasants and Moeel. "Do San Diego police officers serve our communities, as their mission requires, or do they serve ICE's agenda? Body camera footage and 911 call logs don't lie; the public has a right to these records and to the truth." Morrissey v. City of San […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 29, 2026
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Behind the Headlines: How reporter Robert J. Lopez fought for public records on child farmworkers in California

Strawberry pickers in the Santa Maria Valley work bent over for hours in the hot sun. Photo: Robert J. Lopez

February 10, 2026
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Court Access

Gonzales v. GEO Group

Represented by Public Justice, FAC joined Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice, Los Angeles Public Press and The Southlander in seeking to unseal court records filed in a lawsuit about alleged abuses at an immigration detention facility operated by The GEO Group.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
February 3, 2026
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Public Records

Vallejo Sun LLC v. City of Vallejo

[…] Vallejo for Police Shooting Records (11/6/2025) Legal Documents: Vallejo Sun's Reply in Support of Motion for Judgment (2/20/2026) City of Vallejo's Opposition to Motion for Judgment (2/13/2026) Notice of Motion and Motion for Judgment (1/23/2026) Memo of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Judgment (1/23/2026) Declaration of Aaron Field (1/23/2026) Declaration of […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 5, 2025
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Public Records

First Amendment Coalition and KQED v. Bonta

FAC has sued the California Attorney General for violating SB 1421, California’s landmark police transparency law that mandated disclosure of records about police shootings, significant uses of force, and serious forms of misconduct. CLOSED
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 12, 2023