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    US releases to FAC new legal memo on 2010 killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s our analysis.

    […] earlier opportunity to target Awlaki. The February 19 memo focuses on the key issues posed by the planned strike: Awlaki’s rights, as a citizen, and limitations on government power (if any) that derive from those rights. The July 10 memo covers that territory too, but is devoted mainly to an analysis of potential constraints […]

    August 15, 2014

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    Real outrage is that surveillance of AP reporters’ phone calls was probably legal

    […] the source of AP's leak before resorting to the AP subpoenas --including, for example, obtaining the same metadata for the office, home and cell phones of all government officials who had access to the classified information leaked to AP's reporters. Also, did the Justice Department obtain specific judicial authorization to subpoena the AP's phone […]

    May 20, 2013

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    Brown Act

    May I request to have agendas mailed to me?

    […] not exceed the cost of providing the service." Gov't Code section 54954.1. Bryan Cave 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.

    October 15, 2013

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    Shasta News Outlets, FAC, and ACLU Demand Shasta County Repeal Unlawful Public Records Act Fee Ordinance

    […] an ordinance that imposes unlawful fees for public records that can run into the thousands of dollars and threaten the public’s fundamental right to open and accountable government. In a letter sent today, lawyers for FAC and the ACLU told members of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors that their organizations, joined by the […]

    September 20, 2023

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    CPRA

    Online Sheriff’s Blotter

    […] removed about 18 months ago and replaced with this statement: "Due to security concerns, we have discontinued posting detailed inmate information on this website. Information required to be disclosed under Government Code section 6254(f)(1) of the California Public Records Act may be obtained by calling Inmate Records at (714) 647-4666." At the time I complained about this, since […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Denying public comment

    Government Code Section 54954.3(a), requires public bodies to allow public comments not only on agenda items but on any item of interest subject to the body's jurisdiction.  The only exception to the public testimony requirement is where a committee comprised solely of members of the legislative body has previously considered the item at […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Blotter Information

    […] and their City Attorney denied my request to have the Department print a more detailed report. In summary, the City Attorney responded: "As to your concerns regarding Government Code 6254(f)(2) which you believe requires certain information in a "police blotter", we must disagree with your reading of the law. Although the information listed in […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    City Stonewalls CPRA Request for Sexual Harassment Complaints Against Council Member

    I recently submitted a public records act request asking for all complaints filed by city employees against sitting council members. As a local journalist, I got a tip that a council member may have had a number of sexual harassment complaints filed against him. After asking for several extensions, the city responded today. They […]

    November 8, 2018

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    CPRA

    Attempting to access phone call recordings made from jail

    […] the record has been stored."  Gov't Code section 6252(g).Some of the PRA’s exemptions are specific and defined, while others are relatively broad and often broadly applied by governmental agencies. The Sheriff’s Office may very well attempt to fit these recordings into some exemption. However, until you make the request, it is difficult to anticipate what […]

    January 13, 2016