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    Brown Act

    Minutes to be Approved Made Public

    If minutes are to be approved at a Committee meeting that is a Brown Act Committee, do the minutes need to be available to the public 72 hrs prior to the vote- or at the very least, the same time they are given to the committee members?

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    First Amendment Rights Violated by Restricting Access on Public Sidewalk

    We were peacefully walking by a Scientology event which was held at a hotel in Florida. There were scores of people on the sidewalk. A police officer moonlighting for Scientology told us that they did not want us on the sidewalk (which is public) and that we would have to leave (we have a video […]

    November 30, 2018

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    First Amendment

    Can I be kicked off advisory committee for blogging about politics?

    The First Amendment indeed forbids government officials from retaliating against individuals for speaking out. Blair v. Bethel School Dist., 608 F.3d 540, 543 (9th Cir. 2010). In order to recover for such retaliation, you would have to prove that (1) you were engaged in constitutionally protected activity; (2) as a result, you were subjected […]

    March 5, 2012

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    FOIA

    Does Excessive Redaction of FOIA Requested Documents Constitute Censorship?

    […] Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is a federal open records act that provides a mechanism to gain access to public records.  The FOIA requires that a government agency produce existing records that are not otherwise exempt.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2).  Under FOIA, there are nine categories of documents that are exempt from disclosure.  5 […]

    February 27, 2018

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    FOIA

    Can TSA deny company public information under FOIA?

    The Freedom of Information Act requires that a government agency produce existing records that are not otherwise exempt.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(2).  The FOIA applies to existing documents, but nothing in the act requires that an agency produce or compile new records for the benefit of the requesting party.  If an agency denies an individual’s […]

    August 11, 2014

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    Attorney Judy Alexander Joins FAC as Special Access Litigation Counsel

    […] new litigation capacity," said Peter Scheer, FAC's executive director. "By filing selected lawsuits to overcome agencies’ denials of access, we hope to send a strong message to government bureaucracies," Scheer continued. "The message is: "You cannot disregard the public's and the media's open-government rights with impunity." In addition to Alexander, FAC contracts with Holme […]

    March 9, 2010

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    FAC News

    Now Hiring: FAC Legal Fellow

    […] journalists and others, with a particular focus on those in traditionally underserved communities. FAC’s legal work is focused on enhancing public access to federal, state and local government records and proceedings and protecting the First Amendment rights of free speech and press. FAC also works to provide legal assistance to journalists served with subpoenas […]

    October 14, 2021

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    CPRA

    Can I access a deceased relative’s employment records?

    […] 6254(a)–(z). One of these exemptions, § 6254(k), also incorporates confidentiality required by other provisions of state and federal law. Finally, there is a "catch-all" exemption that the government will sometimes invoke if a more specific exemption doesn’t apply. See Gov’t Code § 6255(a). This catch-all focuses on whether the public interest would be best […]

    September 12, 2014

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    FAC Urges UC Berkeley to Comply with Records Request Regarding Human Remains Found on Campus

    FAC has called on the University of California, Berkeley, to comply with the California Public Records Act (CPRA) and respond to a CPRA request by Berkeley Scanner journalist Emilie Raguso. Raguso seeks emails to and from Tom Mucha, a Cal employee, regarding the skeleton found in an unoccupied building on campus in January 2023. […]

    March 13, 2024

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    FAC News

    Now Hiring: 2023 Legal Fellow

    […] to the health of our democracy – that the values expressed by the First Amendment provide a blueprint for an inclusive, equitable society and a responsive, accountable government. To that end, FAC educates, advocates and litigates to protect and promote government transparency and First Amendment protections for all. The Legal Fellow will report to […]

    September 9, 2022