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Behind the Headlines: A Public Records Training Session for Journalists
July 3, 2024
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FAC Again Prevails in Unsealing Search Warrants Executed on SF Journalist Bryan Carmody
[…] ruling Friday, Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon said police did not inform her Carmody is a journalist when she authorized a search of his home; the forthcoming records should further explain what police did — and did not — tell other judges when applying for warrants. The rulings were in response toa motionbrought by […]August 5, 2019
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Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency
I recently filed several California Public Records Act requests with a local police department. Some were fulfilled, some were blanket denied. I was hoping I could get some advice on where to go next to help further my reporting into the matter.May 16, 2018
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[…] by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by you, the copyright owner, its agent, or the law. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest. A statement by you, made under penalty of […]July 8, 2024
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FAC & Reporters Committee file briefs in Apple v. Samsung secrecy appeal
[…] a secrecy ruling in the Apple v. Samsung patent infringement litigation. FAC is participating to defend the trial judge's ruling directing the unsealing of certain confidential financial records filed under seal by both Apple and Samsung. Also filed Monday: a media amicus brief prepared by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and […]October 17, 2012
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Requesting Audio Tapes, Time of Response
[…] officer has been attempting to contact the vice president, but the vice president is not responding. The board has already responded to my request for these public records by telling me (in both meetings) that I could have copies, but the vice president is not forthcoming with the tapes so they can be copied. […]June 14, 2009
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Joint Statement from FAC and EFF on DOJ Leaks Investigations
[…] information of public interest that was obtained unlawfully, so long as the journalists themselves broke no laws in receiving the information. However, this law has never been applied in the context of an Espionage Act prosecution. Contacts: David Snyder Executive Director First Amendment Coalition dsnyder@firstamendmentcoalition.org 415-460-5060 David Greene Civil Liberties Director Electronic Frontier Foundation davidg@eff.orgAugust 4, 2017
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Is CPRA 10-day deadline measured in calendar days or weekdays?
The PRA provides that "ach agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records…" Govt Code § 6253(c) Is that 10 business days or 10 calendar days? How long do […]August 23, 2010
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Employment documents of officials
Can I request under the Public Records Act the resume and application for employment of a school district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. I have an interest only in the prior employment history and will assume the private data (address etc). will be blocked out. My interpretation of 6254(c) is that prior work history is […]June 14, 2009
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Can a private company profit by selling public information
There is no restriction on a private entity that obtains public records from charging someone for copies of those records. The Public Records Act's prohibition on charging for copies, beyond the direct costs of duplication, applies only to governmental agencies. Those who want records are able to get them for the costs of duplication […]December 21, 2011