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FAC Sues Imperial County for Secret Federal Immigration Agency Contracts and Emails

[…] justifies withholding public records. "Imperial County is going to great lengths to obstruct my records requests about its relationship with federal immigration authorities", says Scott. "I expect government agencies to exempt the release of certain records, but I've never experienced an agency invoking the Supremacy Clause to refuse providing records or even confirming their […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 17, 2026
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Public Records

Voice of San Diego v. San Diego Unified School District

This amicus brief argues that when public agencies in California receive a records request, they must promptly locate, collect, and review responsive records to decide what they will disclose, rather than simply promising to decide weeks or months later which records to produce.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 9, 2025
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Public Records

Vallejo Sun LLC v. City of Vallejo
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 5, 2025
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FAC has a new tool for covering immigration enforcement – and more guides to come!

[…] shine a light on systems that can feel like black holes. A few years ago, after a colleague and I struggled to get information from the federal government about conditions in California’s immigration detention centers, we painstakingly examined hundreds of calls to local police and other records from the detention centers to shed some […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 3, 2025
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Newsgathering Public Records

FAC Urges L.A. Unified School District to Fulfill Records Request Without Charging Unlawful Fees

FAC has called on the Los Angeles Unified School District to comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and respond to a CPRA request by freelance journalist Holly McDede. McDede seeks records related to "complaints specifically alleging sexual harassment or sexual assault by teachers against students" and "all reports to the California Commission […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 25, 2025
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Community Group and Huntington Beach Residents Sue City Over Library Censorship

[…] learn—to see one’s experience reflected by others or to imagine oneself in the shoes of another," said David Loy, legal director of the First Amendment Coalition. "The government has no business standing in the way of young people as they grow into adulthood by reading about the diverse experiences of the world around them." […]

February 27, 2025
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Stanford confirms no discipline for student journalist. But it must do more.

[…] deeply troubling that the prospect of potential criminal prosecution lingers." SPLC Senior Counsel Mike Hiestand said Stanford’s response wasn’t enough. "We are relieved that Dilan no longer must go to class worried it would be his last at Stanford," he said. "It’s mind-boggling that the university took this long to acknowledge what should have […]

January 23, 2025
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SPLC, FAC urge Stanford to call for DA to decline charges against student journalist

[…] not face discipline by the university. See coverage in the San Francisco Chronicle. FAC and the Student Law Press Center called on Stanford President Jonathan Levin to confirm student journalist Dilan Gohill will not face disciplinary action by the university and to urge the Santa Clara District Attorney's office to not pursue charges against him.
- Press Freedom
January 17, 2025
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FAC Prevails in Public Records Case Brought by Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Students

[…] had tools at its disposal to ensure a fair trial despite any media attention to the case. "This case highlights how misconduct records are critical to holding government institutions accountable and keeping the communities they serve safe," said Annie Cappetta, FAC Legal Fellow and one of McDede’s attorneys. "The court’s ruling has vindicated the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 9, 2024
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Why The Fight For Court Access is So Important – Even When it Fails

[…] argument FAC made in its moving papers. One sad irony about the unlawful court closure on Oct. 2 is that the hearings in question were themselves about government transparency. Both hearings stemmed from a California Public Records Act lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Northern California against the Vallejo Police Department, alleging that the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
October 4, 2024