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  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why

    A petition for review to the CA Supreme Court is assigned to a legal staff who drafts a "conference memor andum" which summarizes the case facts, outlines the issues, and makes a recommendation to the court whether the case presents sufficiently important issues for review. Under the "petition clause" of the constitution I feel […]

    April 13, 2012

  • Latest News

    Google’s purchase of Motorola shows dangers of out-of-control patent litigation

    […] countersue against those who would sue Google. Needless to say, the assets used to buy this weaponry are assets that otherwise could be spent  productively on creating new businesses and hiring the thousands of employees needed to staff them. In all of this, there is nothing unique about Google's experience (apart from its scale, […]

    August 16, 2011

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    CPRA

    Deadline missed for CPRA request. What should we do next?

    […] under the CPRA from our Joint School District. We gave them the 10-day request for records. On August 21 the school district wrote us asking for a 14-day extension and then listed the date as Tuesday, Sept 8 to respond to us. Today is Sept 9th and we have not received anything, no documentation and no […]

    October 13, 2015

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Urges Immediate Dismissal of Charges Against Victorville City Council Member Arrested During Meeting

    […] explaining why the removal and arrest raise serious concerns under the First Amendment and Brown Act, which guarantee rights to freedom of speech and civic participation in local government. As the letter says, abuse of the power to remove and arrest an elected official or community member "threatens the fabric of democracy and open government."

    February 24, 2023

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    Brown Act

    Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting a “Social or Ceremonial” event governed by the Brown Act?

    […] the legislative body, the Brown Act might nevertheless be implicated. 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.

    August 20, 2010

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    Blog

    SCOTUS is about to bring down hammer on public sector unions. That will be good for democracy, not so good for freedom of speech.

    BY PETER SCHEER--Sometime during the next few months, the US Supreme Court will issue a decision that could profoundly weaken public employee unions in California and across the country. By all accounts, the justices, in the oral argument in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, signalled that they are poised to rule that workers’ payment […]

    January 20, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Is banning R-rated films from classroom censorship?

    […] 20 years our school district has allowed rated R films to be shown, with parent permission. Furthermore, for approximately 15 years, our district has offered a Film and Literature class, which has featured numerous R-rated films. Pursuant to this policy, the district has approved this curriculum and has also purchased R-rated films to be […]

    December 30, 2010

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    Press Rights

    San Bernardino County Sheriff Finally Releases Videos of Shootout After FAC Demanded Full Disclosure

    […] letter demanding release in December 2023 did the department finally disclose them on March 29, 2024. As reported in this story by Scott and Sam Levin, the newly released footage shows how deputies "fatally shot an unarmed 15-year-old girl who was a reported kidnapping victim."  More News Coverage: The New York Times: Gunfire From […]

    April 4, 2024

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Accessing reports on police officer involved shooting

    […] there are ton of issues involved here, but I keep running into walls finding documents because of the Peace Officer's Bill of Rights here in Calif.  I wondered if you could give me a call for a few minutes and chat about some background and what information I may or may not be entitled to.

    April 16, 2013