First Amendment Coalition

First Amendment Coalition has been a member of Linktree for 1 year and joined in April 2025. The social media accounts linked to from First Amendment Coalition are: • Facebook • Instagram • YouTube • Threads • X • Bluesky Besides social media accounts, facoalition has populated their site with: • Asked & Answered: Are government employee hiring records accessible under the CPRA? • FAC YouTube Channel • Explainers • Asked & Answered • California Public Records Handbook • Protect your loved ones & free speech with FreeWill • Modesto council revises ordinance banning masks at protests | Modesto Bee • FAC Represents Investigative Journalist and New York Times in Public Records Act Lawsuit Against Riverside County • Lawsuit Seeks Transparency in Riverside County Jail Death Investigations • Redding police body camera footage shows use of force during misdemeanor arrest – Shasta Scout • Release of emails from architect of CA’s troubled ‘Next Gen 911’ system faces long delays – NBC Bay Area • Ventura County sued over Camarillo immigration raid • Lurie broke law by hiding Trump call logs, S.F. committee says • Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement • How police departments' loosely-written and poorly-enforced rules enable off-duty police misconduct • Introducing Our Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California - First Amendment Coalition • FAC Sues City of El Monte for Withholding Police Records - First Amendment Coalition • KPBS: 'Journalism is not a crime:' Local free speech expert on arrest of journalists • Behind the Headlines: How reporter Robert J. Lopez fought for public records on child farmworkers in California - First Amendment Coalition • Despite Transparency Laws, FAC is Still Fighting for Police Records - First Amendment Coalition • ‘Know your rights,’ but also ‘know your risks’: Experts weigh in on safety for ICE observers – The Mercury News • FAC Urges High School to Reinstate High School Yearbook Senior Quotes - First Amendment Coalition • Judge rejects DOJ request to search Washington Post reporter’s electronic devices • “The Alabama Solution,” The Oaklandside, and Mississippi Today/New York Times/Reveal Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Free Speech and Open Government • Oaklandside’s McBride, Rhoades receive free speech award • sunshineweek.org • Celebrate Sunshine Week 2026 - First Amendment Coalition • ‘You Belong.’ Inside FAC’s Three Days at a College Journalism Conference • You’ll NEVER Believe Why He Went to Court - YouTube • Californians may have to pay more for public records under this bill • Inside the debate over secret county subcommittees | KPBS Public Media • Opinion | California mustn’t price public out of public records • Judge rules Trump order on public media funding 'unenforceable' | KPBS Public Media • Reporter’s Field Guide: Data Sources in California - First Amendment Coalition • Reject the latest attempt to weaken California’s open-government laws – San Diego Union-Tribune • Lawmakers Are Trying to Slow-Walk Responses to Records Requests - First Amendment Coalition • FAC Sues Imperial County for Secret Federal Immigration Agency Contracts and Emails - First Amendment Coalition • Tracking ICE–Police Collaboration: Tools for Journalists, Lawsuits and What Authorities Don’t Want You to See | ACoM • San Diego Sued for Withholding Bodyworn Camera Footage and 911 Call Logs From ICE Operations - First Amendment Coalition • Student journalists’ free press rights tested at Marin County high school | EdSource • Judge slaps down Fresno's Brown Act violations in new court ruling • Journalism Watchdogs Gather in the Inland Empire • In a North State Library, FAC Helps Meet the Moment, Answers Access Questions - First Amendment Coalition • FAC Sues L.A. Schools for Concealing Teacher Misconduct Records - First Amendment Coalition • The DOJ wants to know who on Reddit and X is criticizing ICE’s tactics • San Diego police still investigating staffing, response to Islamic Center shooting – NBC 7 San Diego • I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too — ProPublica • Can FIFA ban political speech and water bottles? Here’s what we know | LAist • Request a Training: FAC's Expertise, Customized for You • FAC Opposes AB 1821 - First Amendment Coalition • Borenstein: Your government wants power to sue you for seeking public records • Editorial: Assembly Bill 1821 is the latest assault on access to public records – Orange County Register • Fees for public records? A bill could kneecap state transparency laws • California bill would limit access to public records • KQED - FAC's David Snyder on AB 1821 • FAC Sues San Jose State University for World Cup Host Committee Records - First Amendment Coalition • Contributor: A proposed law would let California government escape accountability - Los Angeles Times • Members | Senate Judiciary Committee • Don't make public records harder to get - Los Angeles Times • City ordered to release records of SDPD shooting bean bag rounds and releasing K-9 on unarmed man | KPBS Public Media • Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely • Editorial: California’s legislature must not make public records harder to access - Daily Bruin • Video Footage of Use of Force, Other Critical Records Unsealed in Lawsuit Against ICE Contractor GEO Group • Case Files | City of San Diego Official Website • Opinion | Californians could know about 911 calls from ICE centers • FAC and FIRE Demand LA City Council end policy banning certain words during public comment - First Amendment Coalition • Court Rules Vallejo Must Release Video Footage of Controversial Police Shooting - First Amendment Coalition • Contributor: Censorship never stops with just two words - Los Angeles Times • Universities Say They Value a Free Press. Student Journalists Tell a Different Story. | The Nation • Behind the Headlines: How the San Francisco Chronicle revealed the deadly toll of misdiagnoses and delayed care in ICE detention - First Amendment Coalition • CA Latino Caucus Demands Detention Center Accountability: No More Secrecy • EXCLUSIVE: Unsealed videos show GEO Group used chemical weapons to break up a sit-in at Adelanto ICE detention center • FAC Warns Defamation Threat Is an Attack on Free Speech - First Amendment Coalition • sfstandard.com: SF city attorney tried to kill a domestic violence story at behest of tech CEO • IE Latino Voices: Paloma Esquivel on why its hard to get information from ICE detention centers | KVCR News • Group threatens to sue San Diego over records in fatal police shooting of teen • As ICE Custody Deaths Rise, State Bill Would Force Release of 911 Call Data | KQED • Senator Lena Gonzalez’s Detention Facility Transparency Act Passes Legislature, Heads to Governor’s Desk | Senator Lena A. Gonzalez • Detention Facility Transparency Act heads to the governor’s desk - First Amendment Coalition • New evidence suggests Lurie’s office is concealing or destroying public records • CA may force disclosure of 911 calls from ICE detention centers - CalMatters • Support FAC & Donate Today! • Asked & Answered: CPRA Extensions • Free Speech Begins at Home • Guía para periodistas: Aplicación de las leyes de inmigración - First Amendment Coalition • Redding police release bodycam footage to newsroom after FAC advocacy • Reporter's Field Guide: Police Shootings • Sunshine in the Valley - First Amendment Coalition • Police Transparency Handbook • FAC Represents Buen Vecino in Lawsuit for Public Records About High-Profile Immigration Raid - First Amendment Coalition • Free Legal Hotline • Press advocates condemn Oakland Police Department’s press policy - First Amendment Coalition • First Amendment Coalition • Reports of bird flu in farm animals raise concerns about the virus : NPR • State agriculture dept. is hiding bird flu information, legal aid group alleges in lawsuit - Los Angeles Times • FAC Sues City of Vallejo for Police Shooting Records • Powering the Student Press: FAC Gives Press Rights and Public Records Sessions at Recent Conferences - First Amendment Coalition • 2025 FAC Awards - First Amendment Coalition • Submit your FAC Award nomination today! - First Amendment Coalition • Press Freedom Prevails in Federal Appeals Court - First Amendment Coalition • Your Detailed Guide to Election Day Access • Register: Reporter's Field Guide-Election Day Access Zoom Meeting • Public begins to push back on Berkeley police encryption plan • Supervisors unanimously condemn Shasta election official's decision to restrict press access – Shasta Scout • Omidyar Network’s Wafa Ben-Hassine Joins FAC Board of Directors • US appeals court orders deportation of Atlanta journalist detained by Ice | US immigration | The Guardian • Federal judge curbs DHS, LAPD actions against journalists in L.A. - The Washington Post • San Diego to pay $875K to man shot with police bean bag rounds and bitten by K-9 | KPBS Public Media • Appeals Court Rules Alameda County Sideshow Spectator Law Likely Violates First Amendment - First Amendment Coalition • A San Diego lawmaker’s bill aims to prevent political violence. It will hurt accountability, transparency advocates warn. • FAC Files Contempt Motion Against LAPD for Assaulting and Detaining More Journalists • OC Fair Restores Critical Social Media Comments on Prices After Questions About First Amendment Violations • Fresno leader questioned budget transparency before investigation • Coalition Urges Modesto to Roll Back Local Law that Criminalizes Use of Safety Gear Used by Journalists • AccessFest 2025 - Investigative Reporters & Editors • REGISTER: Reporter's Field Guide: Police Shootings Q&A • RSVP: Miranda Spivack: Backroom Deals in Our Backyards • Register for the Reporter's Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement Q&A • FAC Opposes Bill that Would Eliminate Press Access to Data About Public Officials • Journalists Sue LAPD to Stop Attacks at Protests • FAC Files Freedom of Information Lawsuit Against DOGE • How to Protest Safely: What to Bring, What to Do, and What to Avoid