FAP also helps individuals, citizen groups, and the media gain access to government records and meetings through enforcement of local, state, and federal laws on public records, freedom of information, and open meetings. CFAC also maintains a lawyer referral service.
Membership is open to individuals.
Libel Defense Resource Center LDRC is an information clearinghouse on First Amendment rights in the libel, privacy, and related fields of law. LDRC is supported by more than 70 of the nation's leading publishers and broadcasters as well as professional associations. Its Defense Counsel Section comprises more than 160 law firms specializing in media and libel defense. LDRC maintains brief, expert witness, and jury instruction banks available to the defense bar. The NLG is a national organization of lawyers and legal workers dedicated to the fight for civil rights and social justice.