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    About Us

    […] 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 advance government transparency and First Amendment protections for all. (Board of Directors, June 2022) Our Commitment to […]

    June 12, 2024

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    Councilman is rude to speakers making public comments. What is our legal recourse?

    […] local city council’s own code of conduct, which are somewhat outside the scope of our expertise at this hotline. We can only answer general questions about open government, open records, and the First Amendment. We note that the Brown Act requires that the public be afforded the right to speak at meetings where the […]

    September 18, 2020

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    How Trump’s War on Free Speech Threatens the Republic

    […] subpoenaed and seized phone records from more than 100 Associated Press reporters, potentially in violation of the department’s own policies. Thanks to the rampant over classification of government documents, Obama’s pursuit of whistleblowers meant that even relatively mundane disclosures could have serious, even criminal, consequences for the leaker. Under Obama, McClatchy noted in 2013, […]

    June 6, 2017

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    Media Leak Investigations and the First Amendment

    […] development praised by press-freedom groups. The following live panel discussion took place days before the memo was released. Journalists’ ability to protect confidential sources and keep the government from accessing their unpublished notes and other communications records is key to newsgathering and a core part of press freedom. That’s why recent revelations that the U.S. Justice […]

    August 13, 2024

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    Is it normal to receive multiple CPRA extensions for months?

    […] be made available." Govt. Code § 7922.535(a). Therefore, although the CPRA establishes deadlines for an agency’s initial response to a request, it "does not specify when records must be produced to a requesting party." Motorola Communication & Electronics, Inc. v. Department of General Services, 55 Cal. App. 4th 1340, 1349 (1997). In "unusual circumstances," […]

    April 24, 2025

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    Behind the Headlines: How EdSource Put Sunshine on Policing in California Schools

    […] faced nearly a triple level of blockage on this. With limited exceptions, police in California have very wide discretion to provide nothing under the California Public Records Act, largely because of  the investigatory records exemption,* which is very broad and almost never expires. Additionally, schools are subject to educational privacy rules, so what happens […]

    October 14, 2024

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    FAC hosts training sessions for the press and public on a variety of open government and First Amendment topics. Below are examples of sessions we offer, which can be conducted virtually or in person, and feature experts in First Amendment, public access, and newsgathering issues. If you would like to bring FAC to your […]

    June 12, 2024

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    FAC To LAPD: Police Bodycam Footage is a Public Record and Must Be Released

    […] controversies about the police use of force have heightened tensions between the police and the communities they serve. Transparency—the ability of the people to see and know what their  government is up to—is essential to the proper functioning of our democracy, including the role police play in it. Bodycam footage is essential to the fundamental right […]

    June 8, 2017

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    FAC, ACLU Urge Temecula School Board and Its President to Halt Free Speech Violations at Meetings

    Last week, FAC joined the ACLU of Southern California in demanding that the Temecula Valley Unified School District ("TVUSD") School Board stop trampling on the Brown Act and First Amendment.  Since a new majority was elected in late 2022, the board has made a series of controversial decisions including firing the superintendent, banning "critical […]

    August 22, 2023