NASHUA – A tireless enforcer of the state’s Right-To-Know Law, resident Laurie Ortolano was recently chosen by the New England First Amendment Coalition to receive this year’s Antonia Orfield ...

The First Amendment Coalition filed the lawsuit against the department on behalf of the Los Angeles Press Club and the independent media outlet Status Coup in June. The order bans the Los Angeles ...

Citing her long record of taking on city government in matters pertaining to the First Amendment and the state’s Right-to-Know Law, the New England First Amendment Coalition (NEFAC) has named longtime ...

A civil lawsuit accuses San Joaquin County of charging unlawful fees for autopsy reports in deaths involving law enforcement officers. The lawsuit was filed to enforce the people’s fundamental right ...

The First Amendment Coalition is urging San Mateo County to open to the public its deliberations on removing embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus. This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign ...

As the proceedings to remove San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus from office enter the most critical stage, the secrecy must end. The possible unseating of a high-ranking elected official from ...

A free speech group threatened litigation after Curtis allegedly excluded a local media outlet from news releases. The incident has drawn criticism from a former elections official who is running ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND —California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and Washington, led a ...

A central California county agreed to settle a lawsuit over a satirical social media account that found itself at the center of a First Amendment debate over the rights to and limits of anonymous ...

An open government advocacy group is threatening to sue a California county that is preparing to discuss firing its elected sheriff behind closed doors. San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who ...