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

    Nominations are now open for the First Amendment Coalition’s 2024 Free Speech & Open Government Awards! These annual awards honor the year’s best contributions towards the advancement of open government and freedom of expression and information. Perhaps you’re a journalist who wrangled some particularly important public records for a story. Or you’re an activist […]

    December 17, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Adams v. County of Sacramento

    This amicus brief advocates for a broad definition of "public concern" in the interest of protecting the free speech rights of public employees while still allowing governmental employers to consider the impact of the speech on the workplace. CLOSED

    December 5, 2024

  • Cases

    Court Access Public Records

    Doe v. Mill Valley School District

    FAC is representing Holly McDede, a freelance reporter, in a lawsuit that seeks to prevent the release of documents covered by the California Public Records Act ("CPRA"), also known as a "reverse-CPRA" case. McDede covers sexual misconduct in schools, and has previously written about other school employees’ misconduct. CLOSED

    October 31, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Martinez et al. v. Fresno (Amicus Brief)

    FAC's brief argues the court should issue a preliminary injunction against an ordinance because it will prevent the press and public from exercising fundamental First Amendment rights by permitting the government to arbitrarily block access to undefined "restricted areas" during homeless encampment sweeps. CLOSED

    April 12, 2022

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Elizabeth Sanchez Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

    […] of Law and Social Policy. During law school, she pursued her interest in media law through positions at Boston Globe Media Partners, The Markup, and The Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal). Prior to law school, Elizabeth attended the University of New Mexico, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the student publication, The Daily […]

    October 2, 2024

  • Pages

    Accessibility

    […] of FAC Website: Include accessibility throughout our internal policies. Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities. Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods. Conformance status The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. FAC Website is partially conformant with WCAG […]

    June 12, 2024

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    Porter v. Martinez

    Brought in 2018, this case challenged the section of the California motor vehicle code that prohibits expressive car horn use–such as honking to demonstrate solidarity with protestors. CLOSED

    December 12, 2023

  • Posts

    Governor signs FAC-sponsored access bill

    […] Amendment Coalition Executive Director Peter Scheer wrote, The (anti-SLAPP) Legislature never meant to expose plaintiffs in litigation under these open- government laws to the risk of liability for a government agency’s attorney’s fees merely because they end up on the losing side. That risk is so great it will deter virtually all plaintiffs, no […]

    August 10, 2009