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    FAC, ACLU Letter in Support of Tuolumne County’s Proposed Repeal of Public Records Fee Ordinance

    […] the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code, which allows the county to charge for staff time to search for, compile, and deliver records in response to California Public Records Act requests. The letter notes that while the county says it has not charged fees since 2019, the fees are unlawful and the ordinance should be repealed […]

    February 5, 2024

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    Anonymous Columnists

    […] As to your second inquiry, as a condition of their licensing, real estate agents and brokers are subject to certain rules regarding the representations and disclosures they must make to certain classes of people (e.g., sellers and buyers, as well as prospective sellers and buyers).  The extent to which these rules have been or […]

    June 14, 2009

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    New state law adds protections for anonymous online speech

    […] filing of trumped-up lawsuits as an excuse to force ISPs to reveal speakers’ identities. Once such a lawsuit is filed, speakers who want to protect their anonymity must find a way to pay a lawyer to go to court and prevent disclosure of their personal information. That can be a real hardship—in fact, even […]

    June 3, 2009

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    FAC holds live and virtual events to tackle some of the most pressing free speech, free press and government transparency issues of the day. Events are free, on-the-record and open to all. Sign up to get invitations to upcoming events.

    July 3, 2024

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    CPRA

    Can criminal background checks on county candidates be kept confidential?

    […] are authorized by statute to receive the information. Penal Code section 11076. 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.

    May 1, 2013

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    FAC-backed bill, AB 521, would require disclosure of water usage by corporations

    The California Legislature will consider a FAC-backed bill to narrow the CPRA’s exemption for information on water usage by customers of government water districts. The bill, AB 1520, would reverse the outcome of an unsuccessful lawsuit filed by FAC against the Coachella Valley Water District in 2014. The CPRA for nearly 20 years has […]

    June 30, 2015

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    CPRA

    School administrators and the CPRA

    Under the California Public Records Act, "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics," Govt. Code Section 6252(e), is "open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Air Quality District Records

    It appears that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) is a local agency subject to the California Public Records Act (PRA).  In fact, the BAAQMD website states that public records in possession of the BAAQMD can be accessed by submitting a request pursuant to the PRA.  I would suggest that instead of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Core Political Speech

    […] that speech about politics -- and in particular speech by candidates for political office -- is virtually sacrosanct, protected by the First Amendment from punishment by the government. Yet courts in many states and federal circuits have come to widely different conclusions about what sorts of speech, and in particular speech by candidates for […]

    August 9, 2017