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What can be done about the California Legislature keeping the public out of the Capitol during COVID-19 pandemic?

[…] cannot do this. I also want to discuss whether using 18 USC S242; 18 USC S245; and 42 USC S1983 is possible to tell them they are acting outside the scope of law and will be personally liable for damages. California's governor has abused his power for seven weeks and now the Legislature is […]

July 1, 2020
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CPRA

Can Employment Records & Dismissal Be Presented in City Council Open Session?

[…] full name and that at this open session there would not be any public comment allowed regarding what was being heard. Is this a violation of the Brown Act? Secondly, along with the agenda that was posted they also posted to the public, online an additional 816 pages of documents that included transcripts from […]

November 16, 2018
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CPRA First Amendment Police Records

Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public

[…] glass on the front window and said I could not take photos or notes. I am arguing that the log must be delivered electronically by request per government code 6253.9, and that I must be allowed to inspect the document in person and duplicate as I see fit. The department PIO sent a message […]

June 17, 2016
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CPRA

Can a fee be charged for requesting public documents held in storage?

I recently submitted a Public Records Act request in my city. I have just been told that I will be charged a $33.25 fee for retrieving documents from storage. Is this legal? It certainly does not seem consistent with the PRA documentation I have read.

June 12, 2014
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CPRA Newsgathering

Dental Board of California & the CPRA

[…] California refused my CPRA request for reports of dental complications pursuant to the Business and Professions Code 1680(z)(1-3). The Board maintains that these records are exempt under Government Code Section 6254(f). The Board contends that these reports are exempt because they are complaints or investigations compiled for licensing purposes. I believe the Board is wrong […]

April 19, 2016
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CPRA

UC student grades and the CPRA

I have a question about the California Public Records Act. Do Public records include student grades from the UC system?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Charter Cities and the CPRA

The California Public Records Act (California Government Code Section 6250 et seq.) governs access to public information and records from local government, including information and records from cities. On the local level, all government agencies except the court system are governed by the Public Records Act. California Government Code Section 6252 defines local agencies […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act School Records

My statement was inaccurately depicted in published minutes

[…] laws that would require the board to take any action. 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.

December 6, 2010
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Did members of Congress make securities trades to profit from breach of debt limit?

[…] story idea for Washington journalists: Take a look at the securities investments made by key members of Congress in the run-up to the deadline for raising the government's debt limit. It would be interesting to know, for example, if Tea Party activists were not only pushing the government to a cliff-edge of default, but […]

October 16, 2013
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First Amendment

Can teacher lose job if student-survey questions school board policy?

[…] pupil to disciplinary sanctions solely on the basis of conduct that is speech or other communication that, when engaged in outside of the campus, is protected from governmental restriction by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or Section 2 of Article I of the California Constitution." Educ. Code section 48950(a). Moreover, a […]

June 5, 2010