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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?

    Thank you for your helpful website. I used your Cure & Correct demand template to submit a Cure & Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting […]

    June 17, 2013

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    Press Rights

    FAC Letter to Cal Poly Regarding Mustang News Reporter’s Public Records Requests

    […] Cal Poly for its failure to comply with the CPRA. See more about this case here. On June 16, 2023, the First Amendment Coalition sent the following letter to California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) regarding its failure to comply with the California Public Records Act regarding five separate records […]

    April 23, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Councilmembers May Have Met Privately to Agree on Vote Outcome

    […] Brown Act, the first step would be to write to the council demanding that it nullify its vote. Gov't Code § 54960.1(a). If the council refuses to cure and correct its action, you could bring a lawsuit to nullify the vote, and if successful, you may be entitled to attorneys’ fees. The details of […]

    November 6, 2018

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    First Amendment

    FAC Condemns Speech-Chilling Tactics of Cypress City Hall

    Read FAC's July 28, 2022, Letter to City Official Over Speech-Chilling Threat The First Amendment Coalition is urging the Southern California city of Cypress to respect the First Amendment rights of residents and refrain from chilling their speech with unfounded threats of litigation. FAC Legal Director David Loy sent a letter to Cypress City […]

    August 1, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Closed meeting votes and the Brown Act

    […] violation violated of the Brown Act, a member of the public may seek to void the action taken.  You must first seek to have the agency " cure and correct" the action taken at the improperly held meeting, and then bring a lawsuit if they do not. The requirements are very specific, they have […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    FAC Condemns Kern County for Violating Local Man’s First Amendment Rights

    Read June 28, 2022, FAC Letter to Kern County Counsel Over Speech-Chilling Threat The First Amendment Coalition today sent a letter to the Kern County Counsel's Office condemning a legal threat the office made against a member of the public, Bakersfield resident Eddy Laine, after Laine exercised his right to complain to a state […]

    June 28, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Can settlements be negotiated in closed session if no pending litigation exists?

    […] determine whether there was a legitimate basis for holding the closed sessions. If there was a violation, your remedies are: (1) to demand that the water district cure and correct the violation, and if they do not then sue to have the action taken by the water district through the closed session process set […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?

    […] void a specific past action, Government Code § 54960.1 provides the mechanism for bringing such a challenge, which includes a demand to the Board that it " cure and correct" the violation before filing a lawsuit. If action was taken based on improper procedure, the way to remedy the violation would typically be to […]

    April 21, 2022

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    Brown Act

    The city decided in closed session to let Wal Mart pick up legal tab for lawsuit

    […] with Wal-Mart. If you conclude that the Brown Act was violated, the first step would be to send a letter to the city council demanding that it cure or correct the action taken in violation of the Brown Act. "The demand shall be in writing and clearly describe the challenged action of the legislative […]

    August 20, 2012