First Amendment Coalition
@facoalition.bsky.social
Fighting for free speech, a free press, and the public’s right to know. Inquiries: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org
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Journalists have a First Amendment right to film police activity in public spaces, as long as you aren’t physically interfering with law enforcement operations. Contact our legal hotline if you need help with your rights covering protests. bit.ly/FACLegalHotl...
January 15, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Journalists have a First Amendment right to film police activity in public spaces, as long as you aren’t physically interfering with law enforcement operations. Contact our legal hotline if you need help with your rights covering protests. bit.ly/FACLegalHotl...
Using a search warrant to search a journalist's home is an extraordinary, and extraordinarily dangerous, step. We'll know more when the affidavit in support of the search warrant becomes public, but on its face, this is truly alarming. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 14, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Using a search warrant to search a journalist's home is an extraordinary, and extraordinarily dangerous, step. We'll know more when the affidavit in support of the search warrant becomes public, but on its face, this is truly alarming. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Sharing publicly available information on X isn't a crime. FAC joined with more than 20 other groups in a coalition urging the House to drop the subpoena against journalist Seth Harp. cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
CPJ calls on U.S. House Committee to drop Seth Harp subpoena - Committee to Protect Journalists
Washington, D.C., January 13, 2026– The Committee to Protect Journalist calls on the U.S. House Oversight Committee to drop its subpoena of investigative journalist Seth Harp and calls on the Justice…
cpj.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Sharing publicly available information on X isn't a crime. FAC joined with more than 20 other groups in a coalition urging the House to drop the subpoena against journalist Seth Harp. cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
Great public service piece in @laist.com on the Inglewood city council meetings in the middle of the day, when fewer people can attend: laist.com/news/politic...
Yes, yes and more yes: How Inglewood City Council votes
The LA Local examines Inglewood’s quick, nearly unanimous council meetings.
laist.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Great public service piece in @laist.com on the Inglewood city council meetings in the middle of the day, when fewer people can attend: laist.com/news/politic...
You have the right to record police/law enforcement. @washingtonpost offers a roundup of experts, including FAC's @davidloysd, commenting on your rights: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
January 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
You have the right to record police/law enforcement. @washingtonpost offers a roundup of experts, including FAC's @davidloysd, commenting on your rights: www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Attention reporters! Are you covering immigration enforcement in California? Could you use tips on accessing state and local public records, courts and detention centers? Get our new Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement. firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/rep...
Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement
This guide is designed to help reporters covering immigration enforcement in California understand access to state and local public records, immigration courts and detention centers.
firstamendmentcoalition.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Attention reporters! Are you covering immigration enforcement in California? Could you use tips on accessing state and local public records, courts and detention centers? Get our new Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement. firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/rep...
The deadline to submit a nomination for a FAC Free Speech & Open Government award is coming up on January 30. See the rules and show us your best stuff!
2025 FAC Awards
2025 FAC Awards Nomination Form
firstamendmentcoalition.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The deadline to submit a nomination for a FAC Free Speech & Open Government award is coming up on January 30. See the rules and show us your best stuff!
When government meetings happen behind closed doors, democracy suffers. We fight every day to keep our government accountable to you. Because transparency isn't a privilege: it's your right.
January 2, 2026 at 5:59 PM
When government meetings happen behind closed doors, democracy suffers. We fight every day to keep our government accountable to you. Because transparency isn't a privilege: it's your right.
Every open-records victory.
Every journalist we help.
Every policy win for transparency.
It’s all powered by supporters like you.
Help us close the year strong and start 2026 with the resources to keep fighting.
🙏 Donate today.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Every journalist we help.
Every policy win for transparency.
It’s all powered by supporters like you.
Help us close the year strong and start 2026 with the resources to keep fighting.
🙏 Donate today.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
December 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Every open-records victory.
Every journalist we help.
Every policy win for transparency.
It’s all powered by supporters like you.
Help us close the year strong and start 2026 with the resources to keep fighting.
🙏 Donate today.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Every journalist we help.
Every policy win for transparency.
It’s all powered by supporters like you.
Help us close the year strong and start 2026 with the resources to keep fighting.
🙏 Donate today.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
If you believe in open government, free speech, and accountability; support the work that defends it. Donate to FAC before Dec 31st.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
If you believe in open government, free speech, and accountability; support the work that defends it. Donate to FAC before Dec 31st.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Did you know you can attend most government meetings? Request public documents? We provide free resources to help Californians exercise their First Amendment rights. Knowledge is power. firstamendmentcoalition.org/resources/
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Did you know you can attend most government meetings? Request public documents? We provide free resources to help Californians exercise their First Amendment rights. Knowledge is power. firstamendmentcoalition.org/resources/
Wishing you a wonderful holiday with family and friends. ~FAC Team
December 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wishing you a wonderful holiday with family and friends. ~FAC Team
FAC fights for your right to speak, report, question, and know.
As the year ends, stand with us.
💬 Donate to strengthen free speech protections in 2026.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
As the year ends, stand with us.
💬 Donate to strengthen free speech protections in 2026.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
December 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
FAC fights for your right to speak, report, question, and know.
As the year ends, stand with us.
💬 Donate to strengthen free speech protections in 2026.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
As the year ends, stand with us.
💬 Donate to strengthen free speech protections in 2026.
firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Citing attorney-client privilege, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie refused to release records about his call with Trump that halted the plan to "surge" immigration agents to SF. The City's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force says this violated the public records act. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-d...
Mayor Lurie broke law by keeping Trump call records secret, S.F. committee says
Is Mayor Lurie required by law to release details of how he sweet-talked President Trump out of invading San Francisco?
missionlocal.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Citing attorney-client privilege, SF Mayor Daniel Lurie refused to release records about his call with Trump that halted the plan to "surge" immigration agents to SF. The City's Sunshine Ordinance Task Force says this violated the public records act. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-d...
When you become a Democracy Watchdog Member, your monthly donation helps us shine a light on those who would silence dissent and keep the public in the dark.
Become a monthly donor today — stand with us in the fight for an open and just society! firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Become a monthly donor today — stand with us in the fight for an open and just society! firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
December 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
When you become a Democracy Watchdog Member, your monthly donation helps us shine a light on those who would silence dissent and keep the public in the dark.
Become a monthly donor today — stand with us in the fight for an open and just society! firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
Become a monthly donor today — stand with us in the fight for an open and just society! firstamendmentcoalition.org?form=FACDece...
“The First Amendment protects, above all else, the right to criticize and even make fun of the government,” @davidloy.bsky.social tells BenitoLink about the settlement reached with the San Benito County Board of Supervisors. benitolink.com/county-reach...
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“The First Amendment protects, above all else, the right to criticize and even make fun of the government,” @davidloy.bsky.social tells BenitoLink about the settlement reached with the San Benito County Board of Supervisors. benitolink.com/county-reach...
Are you outraged by the violent assaults on freedom of expression, suppression of information, and the onslaught of attempts to undermine government transparency in rural, suburban, and urban communities across our great state?
Help us fight back and give today.
bit.ly/FACDec2025
Help us fight back and give today.
bit.ly/FACDec2025
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Are you outraged by the violent assaults on freedom of expression, suppression of information, and the onslaught of attempts to undermine government transparency in rural, suburban, and urban communities across our great state?
Help us fight back and give today.
bit.ly/FACDec2025
Help us fight back and give today.
bit.ly/FACDec2025
This is "a matter of transparency and accountability and confirmation of what the sheriff's statements were claiming" says WiIlie Lubka of @buenvecino.bsky.social, who is suing Ventura County for records of a controversial federal immigration raid.
spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...
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Local nonprofit sues Ventura County over Camarillo immigration raid
Buen Vecino is suing the county and its sheriff
spectrumnews1.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is "a matter of transparency and accountability and confirmation of what the sheriff's statements were claiming" says WiIlie Lubka of @buenvecino.bsky.social, who is suing Ventura County for records of a controversial federal immigration raid.
spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...
spectrumnews1.com/ca/southern-...
More than a year after investigative reporter Candice Nguyen requested public records from the CA Office of Emergency Services, she's still waiting for records behind the long delayed, $500 million NextGen digital 911 system. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/r...
Release of emails from architect of CA’s troubled ‘Next Gen 911’ system faces long delays
More than a year after NBC Bay Area filed a public records request seeking the emails of the former leader behind California’s long delayed, half-billion-dollar “Next Generation 911” system, the…
www.nbcbayarea.com
December 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
More than a year after investigative reporter Candice Nguyen requested public records from the CA Office of Emergency Services, she's still waiting for records behind the long delayed, $500 million NextGen digital 911 system. www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/r...
Our client Christopher Damien met refusals and stonewalling from Riverside County when seeking public records about deaths in its jails. S.E. Williams of Black Voice News and The IE Voice recounts a similar experience. blackvoicenews.com/2025/12/11/l...
Keeping it Real: FAC Sues Riverside Over Transparency in Quest for Sheriff Department Jail Deaths Accountability
The First Amendment Coalition has filed a lawsuit against Riverside County for withholding records related to in-custody deaths. The suit aims to enforce SB 519, a new California law promoting…
blackvoicenews.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our client Christopher Damien met refusals and stonewalling from Riverside County when seeking public records about deaths in its jails. S.E. Williams of Black Voice News and The IE Voice recounts a similar experience. blackvoicenews.com/2025/12/11/l...
Nominations for FAC's Free Speech & Open Government Awards are open! We know there’s some excellent work that's advanced open government and free speech out there his year. Tell us about it! Deadline for submissions is Jan 30. Submit a nomination today! firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025-fac-awa...
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Nominations for FAC's Free Speech & Open Government Awards are open! We know there’s some excellent work that's advanced open government and free speech out there his year. Tell us about it! Deadline for submissions is Jan 30. Submit a nomination today! firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025-fac-awa...
Our democracy depends on people willing to speak up. Stand with FAC to keep our First Amendment protections alive.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
December 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Our democracy depends on people willing to speak up. Stand with FAC to keep our First Amendment protections alive.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
Daniel Maher wanted records and bodyworn camera video of his own arrest--in which officers broke two of his ribs--from Redding Police, but they refused until FAC intervened and got the records released. @shastascout.bsky.social reports on what the video shows ⬇️ shastascout.org/redding-poli...
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Daniel Maher wanted records and bodyworn camera video of his own arrest--in which officers broke two of his ribs--from Redding Police, but they refused until FAC intervened and got the records released. @shastascout.bsky.social reports on what the video shows ⬇️ shastascout.org/redding-poli...
What is Riverside County hiding? Investigative journalist Christopher Damien spoke to Fred Roggin on #therogginereport about his lawsuit against Riverside County for records about in-custody deaths at its jails: www.nbcpalmsprings.com/therogginrep...
Lawsuit Seeks Transparency in Riverside County Jail Death Investigations
A new lawsuit aims to force Riverside County to release records tied to rising deaths inside county jails, as journalists and advocates push for greater public accountability.
www.nbcpalmsprings.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What is Riverside County hiding? Investigative journalist Christopher Damien spoke to Fred Roggin on #therogginereport about his lawsuit against Riverside County for records about in-custody deaths at its jails: www.nbcpalmsprings.com/therogginrep...
At the First Amendment Coalition, we’re that advocate, fighting for the access journalists need to hold power accountable.
Support transparency. Support press freedom.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
Support transparency. Support press freedom.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At the First Amendment Coalition, we’re that advocate, fighting for the access journalists need to hold power accountable.
Support transparency. Support press freedom.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025
Support transparency. Support press freedom.
Donate today: 🔗https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/?form=FACDecember2025