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    First Amendment Social Media

    Local School Board President Banning Parents From Commenting On School’s Official Facebook Page

    […] them for blocking citizens and they have been forced to reverse the action on various social media platforms because they were violating the citizens' First Amendment right to comment on actions taken by government officials. Could you please let us know if we have recourse for this apparently unlawful action by the school board member?

    September 17, 2021

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    First Amendment Rights Violated by Restricting Access on Public Sidewalk

    We were peacefully walking by a Scientology event which was held at a hotel in Florida. There were scores of people on the sidewalk. A police officer moonlighting for Scientology told us that they did not want us on the sidewalk (which is public) and that we would have to leave (we have a video […]

    November 30, 2018

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    CPRA

    Multiple CPRA Requests For A Decades Old Homicide Have Been Denied Without Explanation

    […] 6254(f)(1). Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    April 28, 2022

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    Advocacy

    We engage in public and legal advocacy around crucial issues affecting government transparency, press rights, and the people’s right to know, with a focus on California state and local policy and practices. This work includes influencing legislation, responding to threats to freedom of the press and freedom of expression, and enforcing freedom of information […]

    June 11, 2024

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    Q&A: FAC Legal Director David Loy on the right to honk your horn as a form of expression

    […] First Amendment Coalition is supporting a federal civil rights case brought by the ACLU Foundation of San Diego & Imperial Counties that aims to limit when the government can ticket someone for sounding their car horn to speak out (read our amicus brief). The ACLU’s case is on behalf of Susan Porter, a San […]

    February 16, 2022

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    Press Release

    Cal Poly Student Journalist, FAC Sue University for Withholding Public Records

    Award-Winning Student Journalist’s Public Records Requests Remain Unfulfilled for More Than 18 Months SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Elizabeth Wilson, a student journalist at Mustang News, the student paper at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly), today sued the school for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to disclose public […]

    April 23, 2024

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    Despite Transparency Laws, FAC is Still Fighting for Police Records

    […] laws don’t enforce themselves, and public agencies throughout California have often ignored or defied them. Recently, we filed motions in two cases that show how some local governments continue to resist police transparency, despite the state legislature’s findings that secrecy undermines public trust in law enforcement. In San Diego, we moved to compel disclosure […]

    February 12, 2026

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    FAC Sues City of El Monte for Withholding Police Records

    […] Center for Investigative Journalism (LACIJ), the nonprofit news organization that publishes Investigate LA, a news site focusing on underreported, data-driven stories in San Gabriel Valley. "When the government withholds information from journalists, it’s the public that pays the price," says LACIJ editor Albert Serna. "These documents are critical to keeping El Monte and the […]

    January 29, 2026

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    Accessing Police Records Under The California Public Records Act

    January 13, 2026

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    Submit your FAC Award nomination today!

    The deadline for the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech & Open Government Awards is January 30! Make sure you submit your nomination for the year’s best contributions to the advancement of open government and freedom of expression and information. We know there’s some excellent work out there that deserves to be nominated. Maybe you […]

    December 16, 2025