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    Brown Act

    Brown Act Rules About Late Night Meeting

    […] the agenda, such as emergencies. You may also want to double check the city council’s bylaws on the length of city council meetings to determine if the correct procedures were followed. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries.  In responding to these […]

    April 9, 2018

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    First Amendment

    Do Volunteers Working with CA Prisoners Have the Right to Publish Stories About The Experience?

    […] 15, section 3261.1 specifies that the use of "facilities, staff, inmates" in the writing of books and magazine articles requires prior approval of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) designee– all volunteers must sign paperwork to the effect that they have read the relevant section of the code, and understand these restrictions. […]

    November 9, 2018

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    CPRA

    School district claims too busy to fulfill document request

    […] the FAC's Lawyer's Assistance Request Form at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/lawyers-assistance-request-form/. You might also find this link, which contains additional information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, helpful: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, […]

    August 18, 2011

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    First Amendment

    Disclosing Records, Confidentiality, and Termination of Employment

    […] of Education, 391 U.S. 563 (1968), the US Supreme Court held that a public school teacher was wrongfully fired by his school board after he wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper attacking the board's funding priorities and suggesting mishandling of a prior bond issue proposal. The Court found that the teacher's […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Blog

    Police are wrong: Cop-cam videos must be released as public records

    […] Beck to justify the policy by requesting copies of police body camera tapes of four recent fatal LAPD shootings under the California Public Records Act. In a Sept. 6 letter, he refused to provide the footage, stating that the law permits him to withhold the tapes because he considers them part of the department’s confidential "investigatory […]

    October 6, 2016

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    FOIA

    Can TSA deny company public information under FOIA?

    […] very, very odd about this. We provide this work to the public for free. The data is public. I don't charge TSA. Many stakeholders have written TSA letters of support to keep supplying data, all of which fall on deaf ears. If you look at what the TSA spends money on, some of the […]

    August 11, 2014

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    CPRA

    The CPRA and State Employees

    […] of his or her membership, agency, office, or employment."  Gov't Code § 6252(g).  Thus, the agency's statement that the PRA does not apply to state employees is correct only in so far as the employee wanting access to such records is requesting them for the purpose of exercising his or her employment duties (i.e., […]

    June 14, 2009

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    FAC News Press Release

    Elizabeth Sanchez Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

    […] its work increasing access to public records and government meetings, and defending freedom of speech and freedom of the press. She will draft amicus briefs and advocacy letters, help operate FAC’s free Legal Hotline, and assist with FAC attorneys’ litigation. Elizabeth Sanchez is not licensed to practice law in the state of California. She […]

    October 2, 2024

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    CPRA

    Records of complaint relating to investigations of public employees/officials

    […] copy of the complaint, the LA DWP EEOS either refuses to answer my request or says that I need to make the request under CPRA. Am I correct in my belief that I have a right to know exactly what charges have been leveled against me?  Do I have a right to a copy […]

    June 14, 2009