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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

  • Cases

    First Amendment

    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

    April 12, 2022

  • Latest News

    Advocacy Press Release

    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, […]

    October 17, 2023

  • Posts

    Newsgathering

    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

  • Cases

    Public Records

    Howey v. City of Fresno

    On April 18, 2023, Brian Howey, an Oakland-based investigative journalist, sued the City of Fresno under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for the city’s refusal to release use-of-force records regarding the 2004 death of Michael Sanders, who was tased 10 times–resulting in multiple puncture wounds and severe burns to his groin–by three Fresno […]

    June 16, 2023

  • Posts

    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 […]

    July 23, 2020

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Condemns Kern County for Violating Local Man’s First Amendment Rights

    […] state agency about handling of his public records requests. The letter explains why county counsel's threat of legal liability under a state law called the False Claims Act is not only baseless but a First Amendment violation. FAC Legal Director David Loy calls on County Counsel Margo Raison to immediately withdraw the office's speech-chilling […]

    June 28, 2022

  • Posts

    Public Records

    FAC, ACLU Letter in Support of Tuolumne County’s Proposed Repeal of Public Records Fee Ordinance

    […] the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code, which allows the county to charge for staff time to search for, compile, and deliver records in response to California Public Records Act requests. The letter notes that while the county says it has not charged fees since 2019, the fees are unlawful and the ordinance should be repealed […]

    February 5, 2024