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Court Finds Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Violated Public Records Act

[…] of our dogged efforts to hold the city of San Jose and former Mayor Liccardo accountable," said Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO of San José Spotlight. " Government cannot operate in the shadows, and public officials should not and cannot conduct stealth government through texts on their private phones, as Mayor Liccardo tried to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 30, 2023
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“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 film; […]

March 2, 2026
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FAC Intervenes After a Man Was Refused Bodyworn Camera Footage of His Own Arrest by Redding Police

FAC sent the following letter to Redding City Attorney Christian Curtis urging the city to release the bodyworn camera footage of the arrest of Daniel Maher. Maher and Shasta Scout requested the footage of his arrest only for the city to deny it, in likely violation of the California Public Records Act.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 25, 2025
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FAC Represents Newsroom After Shasta Elections Official Illegally Excludes its Journalists from Media Release Distribution

[…] its press release distribution list. Curtis told Shasta Scout he did not think it was a "legitimate" newsroom due to its "political lean" and nonprofit status. FAC’s letter notes Curtis’s decision violates the First Amendment, writing: "The government may not condition its distribution of press releases on its perception of what publications are deemed ‘legitimate.’"
- Press Freedom
October 9, 2025
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California Public Records Act: Delays

September 5, 2025
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Public Records

City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

Coalition argues the California Supreme Court should reverse a decision holding that the California Public Records Act does not authorize a court to grant a remedy beyond ordering disclosure of specific records and does not require agencies to retain records sought by members of the public. CLOSED
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 20, 2023
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FOIA: Sample Request Letter

A template for submitting your own Freedom of Information Act request.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 8, 2024
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Why FAC is Urging the Biden Administration to End Assange Prosecution

[…] publisher with violating the Espionage Act, the Trump Administration opened a door that no previous White House was willing to open. The law prohibits the disclosure of government secrets and to date has been used to prosecute people who leak such secrets to the press. But is vaguely worded enough to potentially allow for […]
- Press Freedom
February 8, 2021
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US releases to FAC new legal memo on 2010 killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s our analysis.

[…] earlier opportunity to target Awlaki. The February 19 memo focuses on the key issues posed by the planned strike: Awlaki’s rights, as a citizen, and limitations on government power (if any) that derive from those rights. The July 10 memo covers that territory too, but is devoted mainly to an analysis of potential constraints […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 15, 2014
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The Threat to Free Speech is Real. But It Isn’t Coming From Where You Might Think.

[…] a speech by the right-wing extremist Milo Yiannopolous. What the letter demands is a truly extreme remedy under First Amendment law -- the silencing of speech by government before that speech occurs. The letter was signed by highly educated academics at the pinnacles of their respective fields. If any group should have a […]
- Free Expression
February 13, 2017