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    CPRA

    Are Voter Information and Other Records Requests Public Records?

    […] for or against any initiative or referendum measure for which legal publication is made, and to any person for election, scholarly, journalistic, or political purposes, or for governmental purposes, as determined by the Secretary of State."  Govt. Code Section 2194(a)(3).  Section 2188 of the Government Code sets forth the requirements for applications to obtain […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FOIA

    Making an FOIA request regarding border security

    […] Coalition: http://www.nfoic.org/states The FOIA Project (Transactional Records Action Clearinghouse): http://FOIAproject.org Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

    October 25, 2011

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    CPRA

    Access to appointment calendars

    You can request access to the Sheriff's calendar pursuant to both the California Public Records Act (CPRA), specifically Government Code section 6253(b), and "Proposition 59" which is actually part of the California Constitution (Article I, section 3(b) of the California Constitution, to be precise).Neither the CPRA nor Article I, section 3(b) of the Constitution […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Open meeting law and homeowners associations

    With respect to the website, agenda notices need only be posted in some place "freely accessible to members of the public" under Government Code section 54954.2.  There is no requirement that this location be the PML website. However, based on your description, it sounds like the agenda may not have provided adequate notice.  The […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Is it legal to profit by selling information from public records?

    […] "services" such as mapping, notification alerts, etc. whenever an offender moves in or out of a certain area . AlertID is the service utilized by many local governments and is integrated into their registry websites, but AlertID also apparently offers these services directly to the public. Not surprisingly these companies almost always use scare […]

    September 17, 2013

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    First Amendment Press Rights

    Purported Shasta County Media Policy Threatens Press Freedom, FAC Writes

    […] County Board of Supervisors opposing its purported "media policies and procedures" described in a press release issued on July 29. At best, these policies create confusion, and at worst, they run counter to the Ralph M. Brown Act and First Amendment and threaten the ability of journalists to exercise editorial independence in covering government meetings.

    July 30, 2024

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    CPRA Police Records

    How can I gain access to my UC police records?

    […] applicable exemption, and explain how the exemption applies to the specific situation. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

    September 19, 2013

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    First Amendment

    Protesting on school grounds

    […] public fora.  See ACLU v. City of Las Vegas, 333 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2003).  "Public fora have achieved a special status in our law; the government must bear an extraordinarily heavy burden to regulate speech in such locales."  Grossman v. City of Portland, 33 F.3d 1200, 1204 (9th Cir. 1995).  In order […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC’s Peter Scheer to speak at May 8 public records litigation seminar

    […] take before bringing a lawsuit in a public records case? This question will be the focus of discussion for FAC Executive Director Peter Scheer and other top government-access legal specialists participating in the Public Records Act Litigation Seminar, Wed., May 8 in San Francisco. The seminar is designed for public and private attorneys who […]

    April 26, 2013

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    CPRA Police Records

    Seeking 911 records for wrongful death

    […] included in the statutory definition of a "health care provider." It reasoned that the term included persons ‘reasonably believed to be such by the patient.’"  See Open Government Guide, Access to Public Records and Meetings in Louisiana, Sixth Edition (2011), Section (IV)(N)(3). In any event, you should probably submit a written request for the […]

    March 28, 2016