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Motion to Intervene Granted, One Major Step Closer to Unsealing Crucial Records and Video Footage of Abuse at Notorious Adelanto Immigration Facility

[…] far too long. Unsealing these records is a critical step forward, but it also underscores what we have known all along: this facility is fundamentally harmful and must be permanently shut down." said Javier Hernandez, Executive Director of the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice. GEO Group is the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 15, 2026
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‘Stop Shooting Her!’: Video of Fatal Shooting of Teen Shows Why Police Transparency Matters

[…] armed when she was running toward deputies, or who shot her." To investigate that claim, independent journalist Joey Scott submitted a request under the California Public Records Act for videos of the shootout. But the sheriff’s department stonewalled for 18 months. Only after FAC demanded disclosure did the sheriff finally release videos and other […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 15, 2024
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Behind the Headlines: How reporter Robert J. Lopez fought for public records on child farmworkers in California

[…] career. He fought for years to get access to public records about a sheriff’s deputy’s killing of Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar in 1970, helped expose government corruption in the small Los Angeles County city of Bell and uncovered corruption and worker exploitation in California’s legal cannabis market. Recently, FAC talked with Lopez […]

February 10, 2026
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Damien v. County of Riverside

[…] is modeled on earlier police transparency laws and requires public disclosure of previously secret records related to in-custody deaths at local detention facilities. Under SB 519, agencies must generally disclose records related to in-custody deaths within 45 days of the request, with some exceptions. The public has a compelling interest in ensuring that all […]

December 5, 2025
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FAC Represents Buen Vecino in Lawsuit for Public Records About High-Profile Immigration Raid

[…] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – On behalf of nonprofit community organization Buen Vecino, the First Amendment Coalition, with attorneys Gregory Pleasants and Shaffy Moeel, filed a Public Records Act lawsuit against Ventura County and its sheriff to compel disclosure of video footage showing what deputy sheriffs did at a controversial immigration enforcement operation. On July […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 17, 2025
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California Bill Could Chill Speech, Harm News Outlets

[…] as those individuals." In this bill, these individuals could demand that businesses refrain from selling their personal information or delete their personal information, and requires businesses to comply with 72 hours of receiving a demand. The bill opens the door for these individuals to sue if the business does not comply. FAC and FPF […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 10, 2025
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Public Records

First Amendment Coalition v. City of San Diego
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 26, 2025
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FAC Sues San Diego for Public Records About Controversial Use of Force Against Marcus Evans

[…] ribs, tendon damage, and significant injuries to his left arm. Pride Law Firm represents Evans in his civil case. "Nothing is more important to public trust in government than transparency, especially transparency about use of force by police that involves firearms or causes extensive injuries such as those Mr. Evans suffered," said David Loy, […]

June 26, 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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FAC Receives Three-Year, $600,000 Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

[…] committed $600,000 over the next three years to ensure FAC thrives as it continues to expand its work promoting and protecting a free press, free expression, and government transparency." This generous gift sets FAC on a path to serve even more journalists, activists, and ordinary citizens in their pursuit of government transparency and accountability," […]

September 5, 2024