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    CPRA

    Fire Department employee names

    As a general rule, the names of public employees are a matter of public record and subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act, Government Code sections 6250-6259.But there are exemptions to the PRA's presumption of public access.One is for private information contained in personnel records (Government Code section 6254(c)), and another (in […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog

    Why The Fight For Court Access is So Important – Even When it Fails

    […] argument FAC made in its moving papers. One sad irony about the unlawful court closure on Oct. 2 is that the hearings in question were themselves about government transparency. Both hearings stemmed from a California Public Records Act lawsuit brought by the ACLU of Northern California against the Vallejo Police Department, alleging that the […]

    October 4, 2024

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    Brown Act CPRA Newsgathering

    Police dispatch calls

    It wouldn't appear that you have any basis for challenging this under California law. The public records act only covers writings, not oral communications. Government Code section 6252(d). And such police communications would not constitute meetings that are a required to be open to the public under the Brown Act. I'm not currently aware […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Reader-comments sections of news websites needn’t be cesspools. Editors should EDIT comments as they would letters-to-the-editor.

    […] remove the need to edit comments for length, it does not diminish the obligation to edit for substance. The First Amendment insulates news organizations from interference by government in their editorial decisions. The independence thus established includes the right, under the Constitution, to control all content published on a paper’s pages or its website. […]

    March 5, 2010

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    CPRA

    Records Request Response Included No Responsive Records

    I submitted a Public Records request to my Unified School District and paid the copy fee, but when I picked up the packet it did not contain any of the items that listed. Instead it was a copy of my Personnel file, which I am already entitled to obtain even without the request? Can you […]

    November 2, 2018

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    CPRA School Records

    Many Colleges Denying My CPRA Request for Title IX Report

    […] Dear Colleague letter. Other schools are charging absurd amounts of money ($800-$2500) for the documents. Others are citing attorney client privilege and other aspects of the CPRA act. Every University of California campus has complied with my request. I'm not sure how I should handle the denials. Will taking legal action get me the […]

    November 7, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Traffic Citations and the CPRA

    […] the arrest "records" themselves, see Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 337, 348, 360-361). However, Sec. 6254(f) does provide that a state or local police agency must disclose certain information about their investigation of an "incident," including the "names and addresses of persons involved," witnesses, description of property involved, the date, time and […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Can a journalist “plead the fifth” to avoid having to name a confidential source? A federal judge say yes.

    […] to testify about his source. U.S. District Judge Robert Cleland, declining to enforce the subpoena, ruled in November that Ashenfelter could not be compelled to reveal his government sources because doing so would subject him to a risk of criminal prosecution. The fifth amendment defense is not a substitute for a strong federal shield […]

    December 16, 2013

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    First Amendment

    Can businesses ban Google Glass?

    Can businesses ban customers from wearing Google Glass while on their premises? So, not simply banning video recording, but the actual wearing of the device.

    August 15, 2014

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    First Amendment

    Blog post results in threats of defamation

    […] help you directly, they may also be able to refer you to an attorney. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

    April 8, 2016