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Assembly approves constitutional amendment to protect CPRA, Brown Act

[…] must also bare their own costs of compliance. SCA 3, sponsored by Senator Leno (D-SF), will be inserted into Article 1, section 3 of the constitution as new Section 3(b)(7), as follows: In order to ensure public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, as specified […]
July 1, 2013
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Back Talk

[…] certainly right about how the legal profession works. And I agree in part w/ the author about maintaining civil discourse. These comments on SFGATE articles contain many examples of NON civil discourse, and uninformed people who just like to see their opinions in print (or on screen) and will say just about anything. I […]

June 3, 2009
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FAC Mourns Death of Lifelong Government Transparency Champion Daniel Ellsberg

[…] 92. Ellsberg’s 1971 leak prompted a watershed moment in American politics, journalism, and law, pitting the Nixon administration against the press in the U.S. Supreme Court case New York Times v. United States, which remains at the bedrock of First Amendment law. The case stands for the proposition that prior restraints — government preventing […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
June 16, 2023
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First Amendment

Is there a law about distributing fliers near a courthouse?

Is there any caselaw or information I can refer to regarding display of a sign, placard, or passing out fliers in the parking lot of a municipal courthouse?Would I have to keep a certain distance from the courthouse doors to stay within the law?

August 27, 2010
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Brown Act

Agenda items failed to mention a parcel tax as part of ballot measure

[…] brief story written by an Oakland Trib reporter which has since mysteriously vanished from the website. d. We were only alerted to the retreat discussion by the news article, which someone sent to us. Following this, repeated attempts to obtain copies of the materials discussed at the retreat through the County Supervisors’ Office were […]

October 23, 2013
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Secret Docket Revealed: FAC Wins Cal Supreme Court Rulings Unsealing Clemency Files

[…] key clemency records, ensuring transparency in a critical aspect of the criminal justice process. The rulings — six unanimous opinions issued Sept. 11 — reject Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to keep secret the files the Governor submits in support of his requests for the Supreme Court’s consent to grant clemency to twice-convicted felons. As […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 16, 2019
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FAC Receives Three-Year, $375,000 Grant From Jonathan Logan Family Foundation

[…] fighting for our constitution and our democracy in these perilous and divisive times." The Logan gift comes on top of foundation support in 2017 from the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Foundation, Will Hearst, the Raymond Pryke Foundation, First Look Media, Inc., the Central Valley Fund, and many other substantial gifts from individual donors. FAC is […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Press Freedom
April 20, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

Police Call and Arrest Logs

What part of the Police call and/or arrest logs are publicly accessible under the PRA? Can only the victim see the arrest log? Can the name of the arrestee or callee be given to the public? If a City website keeps the call logs on the City website for 7 days, and they fall […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Was Honking My Horn at a Police Officer Protected by the First Amendment?

I honked my vehicle's horn at a police officer not paying attention when a red stop light turned green. How does one's right to free speech apply in this case?

June 18, 2018
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Unplug Wikileaks? Enact a Federal Shield Law Instead

[…] hands tied in this way since 2005, when the Supreme Court declined to review federal court rulings ordering reporters Judith Miller and Matthew Cooper (then of the New York Times and Time Magazine, respectively) to reveal their confidential sources for information about the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame. The Supreme Court's inaction fundamentally […]
- Press Freedom
November 16, 2010