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    Cases Press Release

    Press and Advocacy Groups Demand Private Corrections Giant GEO Group to Unseal Court Records, Footage of Abuse in Notorious Adelanto Immigration Facility

    […] at Adelanto. GEO’s attempts to silence them and manipulate our legal system violate the First Amendment." "Geo Group has been lavished with billions of dollars' worth of government contracts and yet has resisted even the slightest attempts at transparency and scrutiny," said Kevin Flores of The Southlander. "Given the corporation’s track record of violating […]

    February 3, 2026

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    Blog

    State Food and Agriculture Agency Must Release Bird Flu Records

    […] disclose records requested by California Rural Legal Assistance that would show which dairies have been quarantined. That information is essential to the public’s understanding of how its government is meeting the challenge posed by bird flu. It would also enable targeted outreach to communities most at risk as well as epidemiological research tracking the […]

    November 5, 2025

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    Court Access

    FCI Dublin Motion to Unseal

    […] Northern District of California on their behalf. Press Release: Advocates, Press Seek Access to Court Records in FCI Dublin Sexual Abuse Lawsuit (6/12/2024) Legal Documents: Intervenors' Second Reply Regarding Motion to Unseal (8/20/2024) Order Granting Motion to Intervene (7/26/20204) Order Unsealing Court Records (7/26/20204) Government's Response to Motion to Unseal (6/25/2024) Motion to Intervene (6/11/2024)

    June 12, 2024

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Can I access emailed public comments that are not read at meetings or summarized in the minutes?

    […] discussed and decisions made at the meeting." Govt. Code § 54957.2(a). Other statutes may apply to the minutes of specific bodies. For example, as one court noted, Government Code section 36814 provides that a local council "shall cause the clerk to keep a correct record of its proceedings. At the request of a member, […]

    April 24, 2025

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Files Freedom of Information Lawsuit Against DOGE

    […] to respond to FOIA requests seeking correspondence between Elon Musk and DOGE staff. Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Musk and DOGE have sought to remake the federal government through layoffs at dozens of agencies and have attempted to completely eliminate others, such as USAID. Yet DOGE itself, from how it is staffed to how […]

    March 28, 2025

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    FAC Urges Ninth Circuit to Protect Right to Honk Car Horns at Protests

    […] lawsuit, Porter asserts a First Amendment right to express herself through horn use. After initially letting the case proceed, the district judge ruled in favor of the government, finding Section 27001 is a permissible, content-neutral regulation. On appeal, Porter’s attorneys argue that the statute is a near-total ban on expressive horn use that must […]

    July 15, 2021

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    Press Release

    FAC, ACLU Sue City of Fresno for Open Meetings Law Violation

    […] negotiated the city’s annual budget behind closed doors, violating California’s law on open public meetings and depriving the people of their fundamental right to transparency in local government. The City’s proposed budget is then typically rubber-stamped by the City Council. For example, during Fresno’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget process, the Budget Committee — composed […]

    November 15, 2023

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    The First

    Join their fight — our fight. Join The First, a circle of supporters who understand their investment in FAC is essential to protect and promote government transparency, free expression, and freedom of the press. Protect our vital freedoms and be The First!

    July 20, 2024