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A member of a watershed working group videotaped a tour of the public utilities commission’s reservoir with the knowledge and…

I am a reporter and I recently covered a meeting where the City Council voted to replace the city’s police…

Is a mugshot copyrighted?  For example, if my news agency were to take a mugshot that was posted on a…

I live in a resident owned mobile home park. I am also a board member. At the last board meeting,…

In our city, an outgoing City Councilmember (defeated in the latest election cycle) purged his/her Council office files of virtually…

I am a reporter, and I have a question re: FOIA requests for CIA files. Specifically, I would like the…

I am looking for the penal code in California for my right to cross a police line for news photography.…

Is it legal for schools to restrict newspaper photographers from shooting students whose parents have filled out forms stating that…

We have been having difficulty getting access to photographing firefighting efforts on a National Forest within the state for a…

Do reporters have to sign in to interview students/teachers on public school campuses?