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Parents Want to Shield Kids from ProLife Protest Signage at Florida Elementary Schools

[…] forums is protected by the First Amendment and can only be restricted if a high standard is met. In either a traditional or designated public forum, the government may restrict the time, place and manner of the speech through reasonable regulations, as long as enforcement is content neutral. Content neutral restrictions are those that […]

April 3, 2018
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Moving On

[…] FAC is in a very strong position. Our programs are firing on all cylinders. In the coming weeks we will be filing several new lawsuits against local governments and conducting a week-long trial in a landmark case against the California State Bar. Also, a partnership with the Online News Association connects FAC’s Legal Hotline […]

June 25, 2016
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Celebrate Sunshine Week in California–Hold Public Officials Accountable for Access to Information

[…] mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.'' And as the framers of Proposition 59 said two centuries later, ``A government that can hide what it does will never be accountable to the public it is supposed to serve.'' Those remain words to live by. Karl Olson, […]
June 2, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Police refuse to release report on shooting

The police are refusing to release a report it is doing on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

October 31, 2011
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Planned Giving Legacy Society

Like your everyday actions, your charitable gifts have an impact on others. Perhaps you have considered a charitable legacy to continue your philanthropy beyond your lifetime, to have your family remembered, and your philanthropy is woven into the lives of others. With a legacy gift, you can. We invite you to make your philanthropy […]

July 26, 2024
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First Amendment Social Media

High school impeaches student president over Facebook rant

[…] Sch. Dist. v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260, 266 (1988) ("A school need not tolerate student speech that is inconsistent with its basic educational mission, even though the government could not censor similar speech outside the school."); Bethel Sch. Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser, 478 U.S. 675, 682 (1986) ("The constitutional rights of students in […]

July 28, 2011
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CPRA

Access of relatives to murder investigation files

[…] enumerated exemptions to disclosure. Based on the information you have provided, it is likely that some of the documents you seek would be exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f), which allows law enforcement agencies to refuse to release records of investigations. Authorized representatives of victims are entitled to certain additional information that […]

June 14, 2009
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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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Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

Under the California Public Records Act, Government Code § 6250 et seq., an oral request for records is permitted. Government Code section 6253(a) provides that public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Police blotters and the CPRA

[…] days. I said okay, and went back to check the public records laws. Is it true that police blotters (or incident logs with all the basic information) must be made available daily or whenever we request to see them? I also noticed the descriptions on the blotters were nonexistent. There is only a phrase […]

June 14, 2009