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  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    Guardian access to juvenile case files

    […] the state and all 4 are separated. One child is now a legal adult. The mother does not know how to get all the paperwork and court records she had years back while the case was open. She needs the case number and the reports in juvenile records. How does she acquire these court […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Ok for court reporter to transcribe mayor’s speech at private-sector event?

    […] "content neutral" -- i.e., administered without regard for the content at issue (in this case, the memorialization of the mayor's comments) -- restrictions such as prohibiting any electronic recording devices may be permissible. The inquiry is fairly fact specific, so it is difficult to give you a concrete answer in the abstract. That said, perhaps […]

    September 14, 2016

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    Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

    City gone wild with continual Brown Act and CPRA violations

    […] denials of the PRA requests are wrongful would, of course, depend on whether there was a legal justification for the city to refuse to make the requested records available. If not, the ultimate recourse would be litigation to enforce the PRA. It can sometimes be useful to remind an agency that a plaintiff who […]

    May 16, 2012

  • Latest News

    2007 CFAC Free Speech & Open Government Assembly

    […] for Communication, October 25 & 26. Beacon awards are given to individuals or organizations in California for their exemplary work in fighting to keep government meetings or records open to the public, and for supporting the First Amendment’s fundamental free speech and free press rights. Generally, the awards will be given for achievement in […]

    June 3, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    School district denies request for annual audit

    […] been awarded. Of course, once the contract is awarded, presumably the contract would be subject to disclosure under the Act.You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition web site at http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First […]

    July 27, 2011

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    CPRA

    Awarding Attorney’s Fees in CPRA Cases

    You are correct that an award of attorneys fees is mandatory to a plaintiff who prevails in Public Records Act ("PRA") litigation.  Since you say you have one more shot with the trial court before going to the Court of Appeal on the fee issue, you may want to advise the court of the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?

    […] notes, or interagency or intra-agency memoranda that are not retained by the public agency in the ordinary course of business, if the public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Govt. Code Section 6454(a). Although some government personnel mistakenly believe that any "draft" document is automatically subject to this […]

    March 29, 2012

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    CPRA School Records

    District denies teacher access to defaming emails

    Under the Public Records Act (CPRA), a record prepared or maintained by a public agency is presumptively subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The Act does contain an exemption for "ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Gov't Code […]

    November 12, 2013

  • Latest News

    FAC Receives $30K Grant from Central Valley Foundation — and $10K Matching Opportunity

    […] gift," said FAC Executive Director David Snyder. "This grant will allow us to continue and expand our fight for speech and press freedoms, public access to government records and meetings, and civic engagement." FAC’s recent groundbreaking work includes itsefforts in defense of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody, who was raided by San Francisco police in […]

    September 12, 2019