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FAC Opposes Newspaper Ban in Fullerton Public Buildings

[…] Foundation points out, "Press freedom means little if people don’t have access to the journalism they want to read. News publishers have come to depend on their newspapers’ availability at government buildings to inform the public. Their readership will suffer if the ban is allowed to stand, and so will the public discourse in Fullerton."
- Press Freedom
May 6, 2025
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First Amendment

FAC Urges L.A. City Council to Reject Ban on Certain Epithets at Council Meetings

[…] City Council urging it to reject a ban on using the "C-word" or "N-word" at city council meetings. FAC writes: "While public officials and private persons are free to express their disagreement with certain speech, the government may not silence speech simply because it finds the speech offensive, degrading, or upsetting to some or many."
- Free Expression
April 28, 2025
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Newsgathering

FAC Defends Fresnoland Reporter Against Subpoena

[…] begin April 10, 2025. Representing Orihuela, FAC sent a letter to the city attorney’s office on April 7, 2025, explaining that California’s reporter shield law prohibits the government from compelling a reporter to testify about any information not contained in a published story. The letter also noted that a reporter’s testimony is not necessary […]
- Press Freedom
April 15, 2025
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2024 Impact Report

Our Fight for Government Transparency, a Free Press, and Free Expresssion

April 15, 2025
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CPRA Police Records

Are police notes following an auto accident public records?

The California Public Records Act ("CPRA") generally requires state and local agencies to disclose any public record on request to any member of the public unless the record falls within a specific statutory exemption from disclosure. Govt. Code §§ 7922.525, 7922.530. General information about the CPRA is available on the public records handbook page […]

March 6, 2025
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Newsgathering

FAC Opposes Restrictive Media Policy in Sebastopol

[…] important work of journalists in keeping the community informed. News Coverage: Sebastopol Times: Why is the city of Sebastopol making it harder for reporters to cover city government? (2/28/2025) Press Democrat: Sebastopol’s proposed news media policy sparks criticism from residents, free-press advocates (3/4/2025) Press Democrat: PD Editorial: A free press under attack in Washington […]
- Press Freedom
March 6, 2025
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Advocacy Blog

Criticism Is Not Defamation. It’s Free Speech.

[…] that "derogatory comments against district employees or others made in a board meeting can be actionable as defamation under certain circumstances." This statement violates the First Amendment and California law. Today FAC sent this letter to the school board informing it that such threats are unconstitutional, emphasizing that "critique of government is democracy, not defamation."
- Free Expression
October 28, 2024
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First Amendment Public Meetings

FAC Urges Merced School Board President to Stop Threatening Speech Rights

[…] immunity for statements made in legislative proceedings such as school board meetings whenever the statements have some relation or connection to the proceeding." "More fundamentally, critique of government is democracy, not defamation," Cappetta wrote. The letter asks Brooks to disavow the statement and publicly affirm the board’s commitment to the First Amendment. As of […]
- Free Expression
October 28, 2024
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The First

The First celebrates icons, journalists, activists, and attorneys who embody the rights and values FAC fights for every day — to speak truth to power, to publish uncomfortable facts, and to harness the power of the people to bring about change.

July 20, 2024
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2021 Impact Report

In 2021, we encountered barriers to basic government information — from public health agencies about the COVID-19 pandemic to police departments confronting social unrest over racial injustice. FAC was there to protect our rights.

March 2, 2022