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I have received conflicting information from public records experts and police public information officers on what law enforcement agencies have…
I have requested “preliminary” flood mapping data from FEMA for the city. The FEMA Consultant has responded that the data…
I want to ask for some guidelines about the law (I am not sure if it is a law or…
What would it take to compel the California legislature and judiciary to make public all records pertaining to how state…
Local reporters have complained that they have been unable to get basic information from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
Citizens have a Right To Know, at the SEC, where insurance firms invest. However, that EDGAR Database at SEC is…
I made an FOIA request to the appellate court for list of cases (included those unpublished) filed for appeal relating…
Can a federal FOIA case serve as a precedent for a CA Public Records Act case?
The California Public Records Act (“PRA”) provides that public records are presumptively open to the public, unless exempt from disclosure…
Would a Federal FOIA (Exemption 6) be precedent setting in California where the records in question fall under CPRA Section…