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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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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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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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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
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Court Rules Against Huntington Beach Censorship Scheme

[…] in February by three Huntington Beach residents, including two teenagers, along with the non-profit Alianza Translatinx, the lawsuit sought to compel Huntington Beach to comply with the requirements of the 2024 California Freedom to Read Act and the California Constitution. To implement its 2023 resolution, the city passed an ordinance establishing a 21-member community […]

September 9, 2025
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FAC Files Contempt Motion Against LAPD for Assaulting and Detaining More Journalists

An LAPD officer assaulted photojournalist Nick Stern (foreground) after he held up his LA Press Club press pass (Screenshot taken from video by Tina Berg).
- Press Freedom
August 14, 2025
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Coalition Urges Modesto to Roll Back Local Law that Criminalizes Use of Safety Gear by Journalists

[…] unconstitutional, not less." UPDATE 2: ACLU and FAC sent a letter on Oct. 9, 2025 urging the City Council to place the ordinance on a City Council agenda and move forward with repeal, following the recommendation of the Modesto Civilian Police Review Board. UPDATE 1: FAC and the ACLU of Northern California sent this […]
- Press Freedom
July 21, 2025
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First Amendment Newsgathering

Los Angeles Press Club v. City of Los Angeles

[…] for Preliminary Injunction (9/10/2025) City's Opposition to Preliminary Injunction (8/18/2025) City's Opposition to Ex Parte Application for Contempt (8/14/2025) Plaintiffs' Ex Parte Application for Contempt, Sanctions (8/13/2025) Notice of Ex Parte Application for Contempt (8/13/2025) Brief in Support of Preliminary Injunction (7/28/2025) Order Granting Temporary Restraining Order (7/10/2025) Reply to City's Opposition to Temporary […]
- Press Freedom
June 18, 2025