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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

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    CPRA

    Is CPRA 10-day deadline measured in calendar days or weekdays?

    The 10-day period referred to in Government Code section 6253(c) of the Public Records Act refers to calendar days, so weekends should be counted in your calculation as to when you should have received a response. The PRA does not require any waiting period between the time you send your original request and when […]

    August 23, 2010

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    First Amendment

    Can a newspaper be sued for the content of a letter to the editor?

    […] with you, as we have many years of experience with these types of lawsuits. 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.

    August 14, 2015

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    FAC Moves—Again—To Unseal Records From CA Supreme Court “Secret Docket”

    […] Newsom asked the state Supreme Court on April 23 to review whether Burton should be pardoned. Under Article 1, Section 8(a) of the California Constitution, the governor must get a majority recommendation from the Supreme Court before being able to grant clemency to anyone "twice convicted of a felony," which applies to Burton. As […]

    May 11, 2019

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    CPRA

    CPS (Child Protection Services) records

    I would like to gather the records from CPS (Child Protection Services). They said they can only get them from a court order. As I just want them for my records, where can I find links to get these copies, and/or how do I use 'Freedom of Information Act' to get these?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police deny request for 911 tape

    […] for old records could saddle them with a heavy financial burden. But in this case, it’s likely the 911 tape is easily accessible. Also, if the case is in fact still ongoing, wouldn’t that constitute contemporaneous police activity? I’d like to sue the LAPD into releasing the information, but do I have any legal standing?

    December 30, 2011

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

    […] interest in disclosure. FAC is represented in the case by Karl Olson, San Francisco attorney with the  law firm of Ram, Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski "How a government agency spends public funds cannot be private, proprietary information," said Peter Scheer, FAC’s executive director. "Stamping the word ‘CONFIDENTIAL’ across the top of a public document […]

    February 4, 2016

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    FAC Seeks Review of Ninth Circuit Decision that Upholds Law that Prohibits Car Honking at Protests

    […] lawsuit, Porter asserts a First Amendment right to express herself through horn use. After initially letting the case proceed, the district judge ruled in favor of the government, finding Section 27001 is a permissible, content-neutral regulation. On appeal, Porter’s attorneys argued that the statute is a content-based ban on expressive horn use that must […]

    April 21, 2023

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    Feedback from recent column, “Snowden Go Home”

    […] Not surprisingly, these views triggered some critical comments. Several said that Snowden's actions were the same, morally speaking, as Daniel Ellsberg's leaking of the Pentagon Papers, the classified government history of US involvement in Vietnam, whose publication by the NY Times, the Washington Post and others in 1971 was seen as a first amendment cause […]

    August 15, 2014