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    For Obama’s Nominee to Head CIA: a Few Questions on Use of Drone Strikes

    […] subject of ongoing FOIA lawsuits filed by the New York Times, ACLU and by the First Amendment Coalition. The white paper argues, in brief, that the U.S. government may lawfully kill an American citizen if "an informed, high-level official" of the government decides that the target is a ranking figure in Al Qaeda who […]

    March 5, 2013

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    Sunshine Week Event: Inside the Fight for Public Information

    Sunshine Week 2021: Join us for a discussion on navigating barriers to public records and fighting for open government Update: Check out the event recap. The coronavirus pandemic has made accessing public information more challenging than ever, with some governments refusing to even respond to requests for public records. Yet news organizations across the […]

    March 2, 2021

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    NEW name, NEW website, Bigger role, Same mission

    […] many years has been involved in legal matters, including federal appellate cases, whose effects extend beyond California’s borders. More recently we have worked to curtail the Chinese government’s censorship of the internet, petitioning the Office of the US Trade Representative to challenge China’s "Great Firewall" as a violation of international treaties enforced by the […]

    September 22, 2009

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    Transcript: Protest & Pushback

    […] conversation about racial justice, and possibly the country, forever. A new generation of activists exercised their right to peaceably assemble, to speak out and to petition the government. The right to record police gained new importance. Videos of troubling — and sometimes fatal — encounters with Black people fueled demands to end systemic racism […]

    December 6, 2021

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    CPRA

    A Can the city legally refuse to fulfill my request unless I use their form?

    […] city will not fulfill a request for documents made via email.  They insist that I first fill out their request form. I have made email requests to other government entities for years and other than delays I have received my documents. Can the city legally refuse to fulfill my email request? Is there state code […]

    August 13, 2015

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    Does the CPRA allow access to notes from interviews with job candidates?

    […] on this point. As for the deliberative process privilege, this privilege may allow nondisclosure of records revealing the deliberations of agency officials, or information relied upon by government officials in making decisions that they would not otherwise receive if the information were routinely disclosed. This privilege again requires a balancing to demonstrate "that on […]

    September 16, 2013

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    Successful outcome in FAC suit pulls back curtain on “deliberative process” 

    […] highly favorable settlement in a PRA suit against Marin County for records relating to a stream conservation ordinance. The outcome should serve as a warning to local governments proposing to withhold records on grounds they reflect how official decisions are made. FAC and its co-plaintiff, environmentalist David Schnapf, will receive over 700 pages of records, including multiple […]

    August 23, 2015

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    Los Angeles Settles Suit Filed By FAC, Agrees to Retain City Records For At Least Two Years

    […] it must retain city records for at least two years as part of a settlement agreement reached today with the First Amendment Coalition--a victory for transparency and government accountability in the nation’s second-largest city, and an assurance that the public will have the access to city records to which it is entitled under California […]

    September 20, 2017

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    Can cities withhold public access to calendars?

    […] catch-all exemption, and has not fully explained how that exemption applies to the records that you seek, which I understand includes calendars.  Specifically, the exemption found in Government Code § 6255 states that a record may be withheld if non-disclosure greater serves the public interest. Importantly, the "public interests" in disclosure and non-disclosure are […]

    March 18, 2016

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    Request for documents on Tax Lien Sale denied. Why?

    In making your request for records, Government Code § 6253(b) indicates that you must "reasonably describe an identifiable record or records." The California Public Records Act does not require that the request be made in writing; however, I agree with your intention to do so. For one, a written request creates a record of […]

    October 6, 2011