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    […] proceedings, except as may lawfully be required in judicial proceedings relating to the arbitration or by applicable disclosure rules and regulations of securities regulatory authorities or other governmental agencies. If you demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, First Amendment Coalition will pay as much […]

    July 8, 2024

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    Brown Act

    Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?

    It seems like neither the Brown Act nor Bagley-Keene applies to the CA legislature. What law governs the process through which the CA legislature, including committees, considers laws and informs the public of opportunity to comment at hearings. And are there laws that prevent a committee for adding a last-minute amendment (without notice) to […]

    December 17, 2014

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    Woodward’s “leaked” Aghanistan report was declassified. How could that happen without Obama’s OK?

    […] weekend to withhold brief portions of the assessment that they said could compromise future operations. A declassified version of the document, with some deletions made at the government's request, appears at washingtonpost.com. " Now, it's not unheard-of for government officials to be given an advance look at a Woodward blockbuster so they can have […]

    September 23, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Is there a law about distributing fliers near a courthouse?

    […] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. In order to restrict speech in a public forum or limited […]

    August 27, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Collective concurrences, serial meeting, and the Brown Act

    Much of the material I've found prohibits use of email when its intent is "to develop a collective concurrence as to action to be taken by the board". What about using email to other directors to distribute information, to express an opinion, to alert them to an urgent matter, etc.? In other words, communication […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC Seeks Nominations for 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award

    The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner, or winners, could […]

    September 7, 2017

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    Brown Act

    Board of Directors Closed Session

    […] closed session, I was told that the Board of Directors were considered personnel and as so covered under the personnel matters exception in the Davis-Sterling Open Meeting Act. I read a pamphlet from the California Attorney General's office that was very clear that board members are not considered personnel under the Bagley-Keene Act. Does […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Former Employer Blocked My Twitter Account Stopping Me From Accessing COVID-19 Info

    […] question: can I file a lawsuit or complaint and possibly receive damages for them violating my First Amendment right of receiving free speech and notices from a government organization, and -- because of the block -- possibly blocking my right as a free American in posting on social media my displeasure with a publicly […]

    August 7, 2020

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    CPRA

    Documents once public now denied

    […] medical technicians association 3. In paper copies as provided by that group. Since July 26 2010 we have submitted the same records request have been denied under Government Code section 6254(c: "The information that you seek constitutes examination data used to administer a licensing examination. As such, this information is exempt from disclosure under […]

    January 12, 2011

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    Memo to Future Historians of the Trump Presidency: Good Luck. You’ll Need It.

    […] technology that fosters confidentiality in our private communications.  Encryption is the word of the day for journalists, sources, and others -- for good reason. But communications by government officials about government work are, by definition, not "private" communications--regardless of the medium by which those messages are transmitted.  (One exception would be confidential communications between […]

    August 4, 2017