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    Court Access

    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    FAC joined freelance journalist Victoria Law, nonprofit news organization The Appeal, and the ACLU of Northern California in moving to unseal court records and preserve public access to hearings in the landmark class action lawsuit that survivors of sexual assault at FCI Dublin brought against the federal Bureau of Prisons in 2023. CLOSED

    June 12, 2024

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    California Public Records Act: Investigatory Records

    September 5, 2025

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    Veteran Reporters Join FAC to Expand Journalist Education Program

    […] custom trainings and designing other educational resources tailored to the needs of reporters, photographers and editors across beats and experience levels, with a focus on access to government information.  Esquivel joins FAC after nearly 18 years at the Los Angeles Times, where she shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, and most recently served as an […]

    July 8, 2025

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    Message from the FAC Board

    […] under threat. The rule of law is essential for our democracy. In our work, we use the court system to enforce First Amendment rights, as well as government transparency and accountability. The recent, unconstitutional executive orders punishing several law firms and the verbal attacks on federal judges whose decisions do not please the administration […]

    April 22, 2025

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    Planned Giving Legacy Society

    Like your everyday actions, your charitable gifts have an impact on others. Perhaps you have considered a charitable legacy to continue your philanthropy beyond your lifetime, to have your family remembered, and your philanthropy is woven into the lives of others. With a legacy gift, you can. We invite you to make your philanthropy […]

    July 26, 2024

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    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

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    Our California Legislative Priorities Focus on Police Transparency and Press Protections

    The First Amendment Coalition's priorities for the 2021 California legislative session focus on advancing police transparency, strengthening press and protester protections, and opposing government secrecy in all forms. Read our position letters to see where we stand on bills we are monitoring: FAC supports these bills AB 339: Enhances public access to meetings AB […]

    April 6, 2021