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  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    Khrystan Policarpio Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

    […] being recognized as a member of the Order of Barristers for her excellence in oral advocacy, serving as the vice chair of the Moot Court Honors Board and as the managing articles editor for the Social Justice Law Review. She also served as an oralist from 2020-2022 on the Jessup International Moot Court Competition […]

    October 18, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    My CPRA requests have been ignored. What can I do?

     I recently filed CPRA requests with both the California Department of Justice. I am being ignored. These requests have to do with the hot-button issue of adult guardianships, information which the powers that be might not be too happy to release. Nevertheless, the Sunshine laws mandate disclosure. As I am being stonewalled, I am […]

    May 19, 2015

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    Blog

    Special Commentary | You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border

    […] that there is no border exception to this First Amendment right. Through September 2025, we can raise possible violations of this settlement in court without filing a new lawsuit. If you believe your First Amendment rights have been violated by U.S. government officials at or near a land port of entry in the United […]

    June 9, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Public Agency Denied PRA Request Claiming Trade Secret Exemption

    In Cali fornia, ambulance providers 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 […]

    January 3, 2020

  • Latest News

    The Bancrofts, Murdoch, and the WSJ

    […] baron Rupert Murdoch’s crucial insight was that everyone has his (or her) price, even the thirty-five members of the Bancroft family who control ownership of the venerable newspaper company. This may seem obvious now, but until Murdoch made his $5 billion offer for Dow Jones, the conventional wisdom was that the families that control […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    First Amendment Attorney Duffy Carolan Elected President of FAC Board of Directors

    […] firm in San Francisco, Carolan represents a wide range of media in defamation, prior restraint, copyright, and Internet law, among other cases. In addition, Carolan serves as newsroom counsel to more than 30 newspapers in California, providing advice to reporters and editors on deadline, as well as defending against subpoenas seeking unpublished source information. […]

    January 15, 2018

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Calls on California City to End Unconstitutional Public Comment Policy

    […] why the city’s ordinance restricting comment at council meetings violates freedom of speech. FAC is calling on the council to stop enforcing that part of the ordinance and amend it to comply with the U.S. Constitution. The ordinance states, "Any person making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous while addressing […]

    August 8, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

    My request request for mugshot demographics data was denied by the California Department of Corrections. I sent specific data parameters for this information along with my name address and telephone number and received a telephone call from someone in the state archives denying my request. I was told the request was denied because it was not submitted […]

    February 12, 2017

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    CPRA

    Searching Fees for Records Requests

    As an architectural historian I often need to include alterations over time and must access and inspect, but not copy, building permits.   Riverside County indicates they will charge a fee based on work they must do to collect onsite materials (microfilm, 4x5 cards, old computer printouts), and to provide information on how to extract […]

    June 14, 2009