The deployment of federal agencies to LA may be getting the headlines, but many of the most serious abuses have come from local police. We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking: media.freedom.press/media/document…

Removing a news outlet from a government media list because its reporter caught a U.S. attorney claiming he lived in a boarded up house to satisfy residency requirements is almost as petty as it is unconstitutional. timesunion.com/capitol/articl…

📣 Are you aware of journalists being harassed at immigration courts? Officers photographing them or their press badges? Being asked to sign in when others aren't? Freedom of the Press and our partner organizations want to know about it. Reach out on Signal to ssugars.01 or via DM.

This bill will not make politicians safer but it will make government less transparent. Lawmakers should stop AB 1392. ⬇️ sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/08/17/a-s…

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/repor…

¡Atención, periodistas! Hoy publicamos una guía para los reporteros que cubren la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en California. Ofrecemos consejos sobre cómo acceder a los registros públicos, las cortes y los centros de detención. firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/guia-…

There have been more than 100 fatal police shootings in California this year. Now, reporters have a step-by-step guide on how to cover them. ⬇️ #journalists firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/your…

Our new guide to covering police shootings in California has dozens of reporting tips, as well as links to a host of resources. The guide's author, Thadeus Greenson, will answer journalists' questions about the guide in a virtual Q&A on 9/17 at 1pm PT. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/your…

Cal journalists: Join us Wednesday for a 30-minute walkthrough of this new reporting resource. firstamendmentcoalition-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

URGENT ⚡️ Mario Guevara, the only journalist behind bars in the United States, faces imminent deportation following charges related to his live streaming of law enforcement. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s… 📷: Erik S Lesser/EPA

Mario Guevara is here legally and is not facing any criminal charges. He is being thrown out of the country for nothing but reporting news. theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s…

“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,” we told Ken Bensinger. “The government cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret.” nytimes.com/2025/09/20/bus…

Reporters: Writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel and journalists WendyFry José Ignacio Castañeda Perez Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level. ⬇️ ire.org/training/confe…

Today, Freedom of the Press filed three FOIA lawsuits seeking records on: 1. Efforts to prosecute CNN over ICE reporting 2. Firing of FOIA official who handled one of our requests 3. ICE's access to data on ~79M Medicaid enrollees (filed w. 404 Media) freedom.press/the-classified…

Reporters: Writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel and journalists WendyFry José Ignacio Castañeda Perez Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level. ⬇️ ire.org/training/confe…

A politician under scrutiny in the press for how he is doing his job lashes out at a news outlet over coverage he doesn’t like. A censorship cliche. firstamendmentcoalition.org/2025/10/09/sha…

California journalists: Check out the latest resource from my team & let us know what you think. Join us for a Zoom Q&A next TUE. firstamendmentcoalition-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…