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    Public Records

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Social Media

    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

  • Cases

    Court Access

    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

  • Cases

    Public Records

    Sacramento Television Stations, Inc. v. Superior Court

    […] A.B. 748 to prove that disclosure would substantially interfere with an active investigation by endangering a witness or confidential source or causing similar harm. If agencies could comply with the statute by disclosing only snippets of critical incident recordings or justify withholding the recordings by merely asserting an investigation is active, A.B. 748’s mandate […]

    January 11, 2025

  • Posts

    Newsgathering

    More than 100 Organizations and Media Companies Call on Congress to Pass the PRESS Act

    […] identifying confidential sources as well as records, communications content, documents, or information that the journalist obtained or created as part of their journalism. The bill also bars government demands for that data to third parties like phone or email providers unless a court finds a reasonable threat of imminent violence absent disclosure. And it […]

    October 10, 2024

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    FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Urging Transparency and Access in Response to COVID-19

    […] letter to state, tribal and local public institutions raising concerns about transparency and access to meetings and records as these institutions respond to the coronavirus public-health crisis. Government bodies should not opportunistically take advantage of the public’s inability to attend large gatherings to make critical decisions affecting the public’s interest if those decisions can […]

    March 20, 2020

  • Posts

    Shasta News Outlets, FAC, and ACLU Demand Shasta County Repeal Unlawful Public Records Act Fee Ordinance

    […] an ordinance that imposes unlawful fees for public records that can run into the thousands of dollars and threaten the public’s fundamental right to open and accountable government. In a letter sent today, lawyers for FAC and the ACLU told members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors that their organizations, joined by the […]

    September 20, 2023