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    CPRA

    When Does Copyright Apply to Public Records?

    […] which would seem to be a relevant consideration under California’s Public Records Act. Another conceptual approach to dealing with copyright in public records might be that the government’s copying (or allowing a member to copy) public records to comply with the PRA is a fair use under copyright law, but that the requester’s use […]

    May 23, 2018

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    CPRA

    Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

    In response to an emailed request for public records, the local agency responded that my "series of emails were not a public records act request." In turn, they withheld the requested information. Of course, it could be that I've been not asking for the right thing in the appropriate way?  I've been requesting information […]

    March 30, 2012

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    California agencies have no business claiming copyright protection for public records

    […] other creative types in the private sector? Yes, but the federal Copyright Act also allows states to elect copyright protection. This is a big deal. Copyright protection for government records poses a real danger because copyright is in direct conflict with the public’s right of access, under state FOI laws, to government records.  The whole […]

    June 22, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Do Chair’s new rules for committee members violate the Brown Act?

    […] just prevented on putting an item on the most recent meetings agenda, although we (a dozen community members and I) were allowed to have a non-agendized, non- action conversation during the meeting. If these protocols pass, will I be bound by them or do I still have the right as a concerned citizen to […]

    May 21, 2015

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    Brown Act

    School board keeping exorbitant attorney fees in closed session

    […] outside the course and scope of the office or employment." Holme Roberts & Owen 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.

    November 29, 2011

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    Brown Act

    Doesn’t the Brown Act require regularly scheduled meetings?

    […] may be the board is in violation of the Brown Act on this front. 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.

    October 19, 2015

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    Blog Cases

    Big victory in CA Supreme Court case on public access to government data

    In a major victory for open government and data access, the California Supreme Court yesterday ruled that Orange County cannot restrict access to its electronic mapping data--a so-called "basemap." The Court decided unanimously that the county basemap is a public record under the Public Records Act, which means that it must be made available […]

    July 10, 2013

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    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    School District agenda packets

    […] the Public Records Act.  The Brown Act expressly provides that citizens may request that a copy of the agenda packet be mailed to him or her.  ( Government Code section 54954.1, reproduced below.)  In addition, the Brown Act provides that any documents distributed to all or a majority of the members of a public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC Urges Reversal of Ruling Allowing Secret Government Meetings for Speculative ‘Public Safety’ Concerns

    The First Amendment Coalition (FAC) today filed an amicus brief in a California Court of Appeal case that could have far-reaching consequences for the transparency of government meetings. In the brief, FAC urges the court to find that Metrolink, Southern California’s largest commuter rail system, violated the state’s open-meetings laws when it barred the […]

    May 14, 2018