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    CPRA

    Are confidential marriage certificate applications accessible under the CPRA?

    Section 511(a) of California's Family Code provides that: the county clerk shall maintain confidential marriage certificates filed pursuant to Section 506 as permanent records which shall not be open to public inspection except upon order of the court issued upon a showing of good cause. The confidential marriage license is a confidential record and not […]

    July 24, 2013

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    Court Records

    How Can LA County Superior Court’s Website Charge a Non-Refundable Fee to Search the Database?

    […] see case summaries and no way to get actual documents other than in person. It seems like they may be overcharging based on the costs of maintaining records and supplying them for free to other government agencies. Has anyone ever requested statement of costs from the court. It seems particularly egregious to charge such […]

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    If A Lawyer Sends A Threatening Letter to A City Attorney Marked “Confidential” Is It?

    […] to hold such a letter in such a manner, there was not agreement or contract about confidentiality. Given the recipient and sender were both representing public agencies subject to the California Public Records Act, an expectation of privacy cannot be demonstrated. We don't think there is any statute or case law that supports their position.

    November 5, 2018

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    FAC News Press Release

    FAC Welcomes Legal Fellow Monica Price

    […] a judicial extern for Justice Goodwin Liu of the California Supreme Court and was president of the UC Hastings American Constitution Society. She also interned with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Complex and Affirmative Litigation Division at the San Francisco City Attorney's Office. Price’s research interests include police accountability, civil liberties and internet […]

    July 22, 2021

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    ProPublica Staffers Win 2018 FAC Award for “Trump Town” Investigative Series

    […] is proud to announce the recipient of its 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award is the nonprofit newsroom ProPublica, selected for its extensive use of public records to increase transparency around political appointees at the highest levels of government. This year’s award goes to ProPublica staffers Derek Kravitz, Al Shaw, Claire Perlman and […]

    November 28, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    County Bar Association and the CPRA and Brown Act

    I am reading the Attorney General opinion concerning the private cable company that must comply with open meeting and records requests -- would this apply to a local County Bar Association which has been delegated certain county functions.  It would seem to me that it would; but they are taking a very aggressive stance […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA FOIA

    FOIA precedents and the CPRA #2

    Would a Federal FOIA (Exemption 6) be precedent setting in California where the records in question fall under CPRA Section 6254(c)- personnel, medical, or similar files. Thank you. I appreciate it.CPRA exemption for private personal information Section 6254 Personnel, medical or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public Agency Denied PRA Request Claiming Trade Secret Exemption

    […] can use a Federal program administer through the DHS (Dept. of Health Care Services) to receive partial reimbursement for Medi-Cal patient ambulance transport. I made a public records request regarding these payments. Today they sent me an email stating they are invoking the right to withhold the financial data related to State Plan Amendment […]

    January 3, 2020