FAC conducts a program of strategic litigation by initiating “test case” lawsuits to resolve key legal issues in a way that maximizes chances for a favorable outcome, with potentially far-reaching effects.
Public Records Act lawsuit seeks bodycam and other recordings of police breaking up protest outside LA mayor’s residence in 2020
FAC, San José Spotlight file suit to enforce California Public Records Act
Ventura County officials failed to comply with California Public Records Act by refusing to turn over public records related to the pandemic.
It’s FAC’s latest effort to enforce a landmark police transparency law.
Motion by lawyers for Armando Cruz, charged in rape and murder of 13-year-old Bakersfield girl, seeks to block press and public from all pretrial hearings The First Amendment Coalition is fighting to ensure hearings in a Bakersfield death penalty case remain open to the press and public. FAC’s brief, now
Bryan Carmody and First Amendment Coalition v. Federal Bureau of InvestigationU.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 20-cv-04809 Updated March 23, 2021: FAC and client Bryan Carmody reached a settlement with the FBI, after the government produced disclosable records and agreed to pay FAC $25,000 in attorney fees