June 14, 2009
Public Access to a Hearing Outside the Courtroom
There is an arraignment to be held later today in a hospital room. I’m a reporter and I anticipate barriers…
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June 14, 2009
Police dispatch calls
I am reporting a story on law enforcement agencies encoding police dispatch calls and rendering useless police scanners used by…
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June 14, 2009
Publishing leaked email
I have an email from a hospital system CEO sent to roughly 7,000 employees, actually every employee of the hospitals.…
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June 14, 2009
Accessing 911 Calls and Police Reports
I’m producing a documentary on the lives of Transgender women. Many of them have been assaulted or even killed for…
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June 14, 2009
Recording a person without their knowledge
We wish to record a speaker and would rather not alert the him that he is being videotaped and/or audiotaped. …
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June 14, 2009
Accessing document constituting an agenda and agency audits
I’m a reporter at a suburban L.A. newspaper. I have two questions that relate to two different government bodies:
1)…
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June 14, 2009
Special Meetings and Media Notice
Regarding Special Meetings: Is the newspaper and/or radio station required to be noticed if a special meeting is called?
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June 14, 2009
Anonymous Columnists
Does anything in the law compel a newspaper to divulge the identify of a columnist who prefers to remain anonymous?…
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June 14, 2009
When it’s okay to record public officials
I belong to a HOA that is a California Non-profit Corporation. Last week I went to talk with the on…
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June 14, 2009
Audio Recording, Meetings
Is it legal in California for a homeowner to secretly tape a HOA meeting. What rights do I have as…