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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act require meeting minutes?

    […] ordinances).  You might want to review the school board’s bylaws for guidance on this issue. 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.

    April 13, 2015

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    California’s Computer Privacy Laws Require a Critical Update: SB 178 is it.

    Police need a warrant to rifle through papers in your desk drawer, so the same should go for sensitive digital data like email, text messages, location history and stored documents of all kinds. Tell your assemblymember to support S.B. 178 (text of bill), the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act (CalECPA), to protect our private digital […]

    August 20, 2015

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    Social Media

    Facebook comments deleted from Senator’s page

    I am wondering if  it is legal or legitimate for a government official, for example a NYS Senator or U.S. Senator, to block me from commenting on what I presume to be their Facebook page that is managed by them or a government employee on government payroll time? I have had this happen to […]

    May 20, 2013

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    Blog Cases

    FAC joins environmental access suit against Marin County

    […] or the deliberative process privilege. Although FAC is not a partisan in the environmental debate about salmon, we believe that that debate should be conducted in an open and transparent process, and that it should be informed with all relevant information and records. FAC views this as a test case about access to information […]

    March 16, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    Is crime victim entitled to see investigation records?

    My daughter was raped by her ex and he recorded it. She obtained the video and filed charges. Her ex is the son of a DA employee. They did not file charges and "lost the video." They did not notify anyone and the case is closed. Since then they have refused to enforce a […]

    October 26, 2010

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    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Joins Letter to Sacramento Police Over Treatment of Journalists at Protest

    […] in the United States are detained during kettling procedures. Despite the prevalence of kettling, it is unacceptable to arrest journalists as they are working to cover a newsworthy event, such as a protest, and are not breaking the law. Journalists should never be detained and charged by law enforcement officials simply for doing their […]

    March 18, 2019

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    Blog

    Hillary’s email problem: A crucial lesson for government officials everywhere

    […] they should use either a dot-gov account OR a personal account that COPIES THE EMAIL TO A DOT-GOV ACCOUNT. The either-or rule is the solution contained in a new federal law, section 2911 of the Federal Records Act (enacted in 2014, after Hillary had left the State Department).  It provides that federal employees, when sending […]

    March 17, 2015

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    Brown Act

    Is a city’s Building Board of Appeals a standing committee?

    […] by City Council. The BBA only meets when someone files an appeal of a City-approved demolition or building permit. As a result, the BBA can’t anticipate meetings and approve or adopt a meeting schedule in advance. Section 94954(a) of the Brown Act requires each legislative body, except for advisory committees or standing committees, to […]

    August 14, 2013