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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Non-compliance of 10-day rule regarding CPRA

    I have requested email addresses of our County Superior Court officials. The Court Operations Manager has not complied and the 10-day limit has expired. What recourse do I have in forcing disclosure of the information.

    March 24, 2013

  • Latest News

    Blog

    First Amendment Kiss-Off: Judge Judith Bartnoff

    […] about the First Amendment. In a recent case involving a dispute between a law firm and its former client, the judge issued a TRO forbidding a legal newspaper, the National Law Journal, from publishing information about a Federal Trade Commission investigation of the client, even though the newspaper had obtained the information legally. Such […]

    September 22, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    The Mayor Interrupted Me During Public Comment Period of a City Council Meeting. What Can I Do?

    […] council meeting on the topic of the California Fair Political Practices Commission Form 460. The Mayor stopped me three times during my three minutes of public comment and I repeatedly said that I was within my three minutes. I urged the city attorney determine whether the mayor was violating the California Brown Act and […]

    March 3, 2021

  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Joins Nationwide Coalition Condemning Police Attacks on Journalists

    The First Amendment Coalition signed a letter, along with 115 news and press freedom organizations, submitted today to Minnesota officials by the Reporters Committee to Freedom of the Press, condemning police use of force against journalists covering the protests and civil unrest in response to the police killing of George Floyd.ย  The letter emphasizes […]

    June 2, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does cityโ€™s โ€œfee scheduleโ€ for public records violate CPRA?

    […] be a $25 administrative fee per request. The number of pages requested will generate additional fees. The first 10 pages of records will cost $1 per page and each additional page up to 50 pages will cost 25 cents per page. Requests that exceed 50 pages will be provided for the actual cost of […]

    June 24, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    A Board member vs. public member rights under PRA

    […] am an elected board member of myย local Fire Protection District. I have requested information from our fire chief (e.g. audio/video recording of board meetings, copies of invoices) and I have been told that as a board member I must follow different rules then the public. I have been told I must make my request […]

    March 23, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    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.ย ย  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

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Government facilities available for public use

    […] on private time, to hold an event for her non-profit - which is dedicated to putting the motto "In God We Trust" into council chambers across California and the nation. She is being charged a fee. I wonder if this is appropriate us of taxpayer funded facilities to promote a personal controversial issue that […]

    June 14, 2009