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    FAC Prevails in Public Records Lawsuit for Ventura County Sheriff’s Immigration Operation Video Footage

    […] because the sheriff said the officers were present to keep the peace, not to investigate any alleged crimes. "The public wins whenever there is more transparency in government, especially about law enforcement operations. I’m glad the county agreed to disclose video footage so the people can make up their own minds about the presence […]

    March 5, 2026

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    FAC Joins Press and Advocacy Groups Condemning Arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort

    […] National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort and actions to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement. Let us be perfectly clear: The First Amendment is not […]

    February 5, 2026

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

    […] 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 the public have the right to review the government’s investigation of that death," said Damien. "The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has withheld […]

    December 5, 2025

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    State Food and Agriculture Agency Must Release Bird Flu Records

    […] disclose records requested by California Rural Legal Assistance that would show which dairies have been quarantined. That information is essential to the public’s understanding of how its government is meeting the challenge posed by bird flu. It would also enable targeted outreach to communities most at risk as well as epidemiological research tracking the […]

    November 5, 2025

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    First Amendment Coalition and KQED v. Bonta

    […] exemption of the California Public Records Act, which sometimes allows withholding on the ground that a request imposes an undue burden. However, the court found that the government had not justified invoking the catchall exemption. After the case returned to the trial court, the Attorney General produced some records but withheld others based on […]

    December 12, 2023

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    Can a city in Texas limit who can comment on its Facebook (Meta) posts?

    […] is implicated by a public agency’s use of social media, for example when it is clear that the social media account is operated on behalf of the government, the extent to which the agency may regulate public comments generally depends on the type of forum at issue. The Ninth Circuit (which covers California) has […]

    August 19, 2025

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    U.S. v. Center for Investigative Reporting

    […] orders. This case arises from a 1990s FBI investigation into the possible theft of approximately $180 million worth of precious gems and metals belonging to the Russian government by Golden ADA, Inc. ("Golden ADA"), a San Francisco-based diamond importing company. During the investigation, the FBI sought and obtained wiretap orders from a federal district […]

    June 15, 2025

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    Following Pressure from FAC, California Judicial Council Releases Records

    […] a court rule that imposes similar obligations. While they don’t have to disclose adjudicative records, such as the draft of an opinion in a given case, they must disclose administrative records, such as budget and finance information. Representing Abel, FAC demanded disclosure of the powerpoint slides on August 13, 2024. As FAC argued, the […]

    February 28, 2025