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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Dispositions

    […] files. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    May 10, 2019

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    CPRA

    Can CA Alcoholic Beverage Control withhold documents?

    […] from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to no avail. I have a lot of backstory and email exchanges. I also have a lot of experience through activism and advocacy regarding their policies and am asking relatively clear questions and requesting data I believe, beyond any doubt, that they have but are not giving […]

    September 15, 2014

  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Co-Signs Letter in Support of Journalism Students at L.A. City College

    […] in our democracy. These student journalists serve valuable functions on campus, documenting campus life, holding college leadership accountable and amplifying the voices and perspectives of students. Colleges must treat student journalists with respect as they conduct their reporting and develop their career skills. The LA City College censorship has been covered by the Los […]

    May 31, 2023

  • Cases

    Howey v. City of Fresno

    On April 18, 2023, Brian Howey, an Oakland-based investigative journalist, sued the City of Fresno under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) for the city’s refusal to release use-of-force records regarding the 2004 death of Michael Sanders, who was tased 10 times–resulting in multiple puncture wounds and severe burns to his groin–by three Fresno […]

    June 16, 2023

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    CPRA

    Requesting surveillance tapes

    You can submit a written request under the California Public Records Act (PRA) to the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station for a copy of the surveillance tape from a particular date.  Here is a link to a template of a sample letter on CFAC's website: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ It is not clear how long the station has […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Condemns Kern County for Violating Local Man’s First Amendment Rights

    […] state agency about handling of his public records requests. The letter explains why county counsel's threat of legal liability under a state law called the False Claims Act is not only baseless but a First Amendment violation. FAC Legal Director David Loy calls on County Counsel Margo Raison to immediately withdraw the office's speech-chilling […]

    June 28, 2022

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    Blog

    Firestorm started by Vietnamese newspaper shows both owners and demonstrators in need of free speech remedial training

    […] is a lesson here for Internet-based news organizations, from websites of major newspapers to the HuffingtonPost: editorial independence is not a given in this medium. News organizations must be prepared to assert their editorial independence, and defend it, even at the cost of alienating a segment of their customers. Peter Scheer, a lawyer and […]

    June 3, 2009

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    Police Records

    Can A Request for A Code Enforcement Complaint Be Denied?

    […] typically not actionable. 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.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    January 26, 2018

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    Cases Press Release

    Fifth Judge Sides with FAC, Orders Release of Records in Bryan Carmody Raid

    […] about Carmody’s profession, omitting that he had a department-issued press pass, an obvious sign of his work as a journalist; Police described constitutionally protected and routine newsgathering activities as criminal conduct; Judges Gail Dekreon and Victor Hwang authorized broad searches of Carmody’s person, properties and vehicles despite being told Carmody was someone who "makes […]

    September 3, 2019

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    First Amendment

    Murals on private property

    I would like to find court decisions where city ordinances or actions prohibiting murals on private property have been thrown out because they violate the First Amendment or California's Constitution. It is my understanding that murals are protected as speech and cities cannot regulate them by permit on private property. I believe there have […]

    June 14, 2009