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The Bryan Carmody Story In-Depth

[…] more clear: Authorities may not use a search warrant to seize material protected by the state’s journalist shield law. That law, among the nation’s strongest, generally prevents government officials from obtaining journalists’ unpublished materials, including confidential sources. And yet police obtained five warrants from five different judges to search Carmody’s property and phones. Then […]

September 3, 2019
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC Protests Removal of Press and Public from Shasta County Board of Supervisors Meeting

This letter protests the removal of the press and public from the Shasta County Board of Supervisors meeting on November 7, 2024. The removal violated the Brown Act’s open-meetings protections and raises serious First Amendment concerns.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
November 19, 2024
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FAC News Press Release

FAC’s Ginny LaRoe to Receive Distinguished Service to Journalism Award

[…] 20 press and civil liberties organizations to demand officials respect the role of the press at sweeps of homeless encampments. Led rapid responses to threats to press freedom and government transparency in communities across Northern California, from Shasta County to the city of Brentwood. Led a coalition of two dozen press and civil liberties organizations to […]

October 31, 2024
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Martinez et al. v. Fresno (Amicus Brief)

FAC's brief argues the court should issue a preliminary injunction against an ordinance because it will prevent the press and public from exercising fundamental First Amendment rights by permitting the government to arbitrarily block access to undefined "restricted areas" during homeless encampment sweeps. CLOSED
- Press Freedom
April 12, 2022
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Coalition Urges Huntington Beach City Council to Reject Proposed Book Ban

[…] standards." "Parents and children have the right to decide for themselves what library books to read," said David Loy, Legal Director for the First Amendment Coalition. "The government does not belong in the censorship business." "Since the founding of this nation, public libraries have been havens for free inquiry and expression," said Jonathan Markovitz, […]
- Free Expression
October 17, 2023
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Press Rights

FAC Urges Santa Ana City Council to Withdraw Press Restrictions on City Council Meetings

Tonight, members of the Santa Ana City Council will consider withdrawing a policy that restricts journalists covering the council. Our comments state: "The policy interferes with the ability of the press to exercise editorial discretion in covering public meetings and runs afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act’s provisions guaranteeing the public’s ability to record."
September 17, 2024
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Press Rights

FAC Condemns Sacramento Police Department’s Flawed Media Policy

[…] perpetuate rather than alleviate the challenges faced by journalists covering demonstrations in the city," said Courtney Radsch, advocacy director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. "The press must be able to safely and freely cover demonstrations and protests without fear of arrest. We urge Police Chief Daniel Hahn to immediately revise his department’s new […]
- Press Freedom
July 23, 2020
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Press Rights

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
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FAC Supports SB 776 to Improve Police Transparency in California

[…] as a peace officer to immediately report all use-of-force incidents by the officer to the officer's employer. The measure also has provisions that would encourage agencies to comply with the law: a $1,000 fine per day for each day beyond 30 days that disclosable records are not turned over to a requester, and the […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
August 5, 2020
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FAC Supports CA Senate Bill 1244 to Protect Public Records Requesters

[…] explained to the court, the CPRA explicitly protects the public from efforts by public agencies to seek financial revenge for the act of seeking information about the government. "The CPRA is designed to protect the public from efforts like that of the Newark school district, but unfortunately there is language in the current law […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
May 2, 2018