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First Amendment

Are Neighborhood Associations protected under the First Amendment?

My City’s Code creates a system of Neighborhood Associations and, above them, a tier of District Coalitions. The NAs and DCs are quasi-governmental bodies supported and funded by the City to assist with neighborhood-level governance and participation in city decision-making; however, they have non-profit status. One of the NA board members is facing litigation due […]

April 22, 2016
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FAC Requests John Ortega, Orange School Board President, Retract Statement About Recall Effort

[…] related to a recall campaign of two school board members that contained "school photos," said, "That is completely inappropriate spreading misinformation about OUSD sponsoring such a thing," and stated, "We are looking at this from a legal perspective." The letter points out that Ortega's "veiled threats of legal action against core political speech undermine […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Meetings
February 6, 2024
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Brown Act

Workshops v. Special Meetings

[…] was labeled board special meeting/workshop. It was just a workshop called to discuss how to deal with the media. I asked for our attorneys opinion in this, and they felt that since we posted the agenda 24 hours in advance of the meeting it was ok, and no laws would be broken if we […]

June 14, 2009
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Bank that shuttered wikileaks withdraws lawsuit

[…] federal court lawsuit against the whistleblower website. The Julius Baer Bank on Wednesday entered a voluntary dismissal of its suit, "without prejudice"--meaning that the bank is keeping open the option of refiling the same suit in another court. The bank acted following a hearing last week in which federal District Judge Jeffrey White ruled […]

June 2, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Disclosure of applicant information under PRA

[…] discriminating. The public agency has redacted most of the applications for fear of a misdemeanor in releasing "convictions," (e.g. the agency maintains its own allegations of infractions and the applicants voluntarily submitted their place of doing business and their DMV record.) We understand that law enforcement was required to release convictions of concealed weapon […]

March 22, 2016
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Brown Act

Model Letters

[…] so. If this is request is being considered please have language that also addresses having it requested electronically if such a method is available as they do for the legislative body. I really am looking to have proper language that will provide documentation on my end when making requests to the receiver that their […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Press Rights

FAC Letter to San Diego Police Officers Union Regarding Cease and Desist Demand to Photojournalist Joe Orellana

Today FAC sent a letter to Jared WIlson, President of the San Diego Police Officers Association (SDPOA) asking the SPDOA to withdraw its "cease and desist" demand to photojournalist Joe Orellana. The SDPOA's letter was in response to a Twitter thread Orellana authored while covering a meeting in which the San Diego Police Department […]
- Press Freedom
May 4, 2023
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Tom Burke and Quentin Kopp join FAC Board

Thomas Burke The First Amendment Coalition is delighted to announce the appointment of two new members of its Board of Directors: Thomas Burke, a prominent lawyer specializing in first amendment, intellectual property and media litigation; and Quentin Kopp, former Superior Court judge, State Senator and San Francisco Supervisor. Quentin Kopp Burke is a partner […]

October 2, 2014
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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 […]

November 2, 2018
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CPRA

Public Agency claims investigation files are exempt PRA

[…] filed with the Medical Board of California. After many months I was informed the case was closed. I asked for access to their files of the investigation and was informed that it was exempt from disclosure California Government Code § 6254 (f). My interpretation of the statute is that it refers to law enforcement […]

December 13, 2014