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While most of the state government braces for painful cuts, California's judicial system emerges with a funding boost in Gov. Gavin Newsom's revised budget. ...


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Bankruptcy

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California's well-intentioned AB 218 opened the door for long-overdue justice for survivors of childhood sexual assault, but i...


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On the Move

First Amendment Coalition

May 9, 2025


Aaron Field joined First Amendment Coalition as an associate in First Amendment Coalition. The move was May 5, 2025.

Field comes to FAC after nearly 10 years at San Francisco-based law firm Cannata, O'Toole, & Olson LLP, where he represented journalists, whistleblowers, media organizations, and others in public records, First Amendment, newsgathering, libel, defamation, and other civil matters. Field is no stranger to FAC, as he previously served as a legal intern in 2013 while in law school. Since then he has collaborated with FAC several times, including on two public records cases, *City of Gilroy v. Superior Court* and *San José Spotlight and First Amendment Coalition v. City of San José*. He also was part of the legal team that represented FAC -- along with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter (SPJ NorCal) -- in moving to unseal search warrant materials in the case of journalist Bryan Carmody, whose apartment was raided by San Francisco Police Department officers in 2019. In *Sacramento Bee and Los Angeles Times v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Department*, Field brought and won one of the first Public Records Act lawsuits by news media organizations to enforce SB 1421, California's landmark police transparency law. As Senior Staff Attorney, Field will oversee a newly expanded legal portfolio, with a focus on strategic litigation that holds California public agencies accountable under free speech and open government laws.


Details

First Amendment Coalition has four attorneys in four offices. Among the law firm's key practice areas are First Amendment, public records and press rights. The firm’s website is firstamendmentcoalition.org

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People v. Horton

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Contracts, Tax

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