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Should Honking Your Horn to Support a Protest Be Illegal? We Want the Supreme Court to Decide.

[…] was shocked. I had to do something. So I filed the lawsuit challenging this law in 2018, and I’ve continued this case at FAC, arguing that the government violated Susan’s free speech rights by ticketing her for honking her horn. Unfortunately, the lower courts disagreed, although a Ninth Circuit judge dissented. So FAC has […]
- Free Expression
December 14, 2023
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If the federal FOIA shared the limitations of California’s public records law, large parts of American history would be blank.

Fortunately, the California Legislature didn’t have a hand in crafting the federal Freedom of Information Act. If it had, the American people would have been denied the primary source material for a large chunk of recent American history. Much of what we know about the major themes of US political history during the 35 […]

October 14, 2014
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Government Can’t Dictate Editorial Decisions, FAC Tells Brentwood City Council
- Press Freedom
July 23, 2024
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Groups Urge Judge to Provide Remote Access to Mahmoud Khalil Hearings
- Government Transparency and Accountability
April 10, 2025
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How do I know whether a city retaliated against me for criticizing it?

[…] 940 F.3d at 1054 (quoting City of Houston v. Hill, 482 U.S. 451, 461 (1987)). In particular, as the Supreme Court has noted, "the First Amendment prohibits government officials from subjecting an individual to retaliatory actions, including criminal prosecutions, for speaking out." Hartman v. Moore, 547 U.S. 250, 256 (2006). As another court said, […]

April 1, 2025
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First Amendment Coalition Awarded Largest Single Gift Since its Inception

[…] legal matters while also ensuring journalists working in a shifting media landscape have access to high-quality tutorials, workshops, guides, and other tools for accessing public records and government proceedings. "For almost four decades, FAC has been a strong First Amendment defender in the nation’s most populous state, but recent years have produced a case […]

March 12, 2025
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We’re Hiring: Programs Coordinator

[…] to the health of our democracy – that the values expressed by the First Amendment provide a blueprint for an inclusive, equitable society and a responsive, accountable government. To that end, FAC educates, advocates and litigates to protect and promote government transparency and First Amendment protections for all. FAC is a small but growing […]

February 18, 2025
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Groups Urge U.S. Attorney for D.C. to Commit to the First Amendment

More than two dozen groups signed this letter reminding Edward Martin, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, that he must uphold the Constitution, not serve as the legal arm of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
- Free Expression
February 6, 2025
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Roe v. Smith
- Government Transparency and Accountability
January 28, 2025
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Proposed San Diego Board of Supervisor Public Meeting Rules Violate First Amendment, FAC Warns

The San Diego Board of Supervisors proposed a handful of amendments to its Meeting Management Rules that would limit public participation and stifle free speech at public meetings in violation of the First Amendment and/or the Brown Act. FAC sent the following letter detailing why these proposed changes should be reconsidered.
- Free Expression
December 12, 2024