January 20, 2021
How Do I Access Records Pertaining to a Complaint I Filed In New Mexico?
I was just trying to find out if I have any rights to see my own personal file in New…
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January 19, 2021
Can Home Owners’ Association Prohibit Political Signage?
I live in a large community governed by a Home Owners’ Association (HOA). It recently passed a regulation that restricts…
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December 14, 2020
How Do Citizens Know If Agenda Items Meet the Criteria for Closed Sessions Discussion?
How does a member of the public know if matters taken up in the closed session portion of a meeting…
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December 14, 2020
Must An Agency Provide Translation Services for Board Members Who Need Them?
We work with a number of local water boards. Community Service Districts and Public Utility Districts. which are required to…
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October 30, 2020
Multiple Requests to Pull Item off Consent Agenda Overridden by County Supervisors
If a County Supervisor stuffs an item back onto the Consent Agenda during a closed-door meeting, do I have a…
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October 30, 2020
Are Community Action Agencies Subject to the Brown Act?
You would think that Community Action Agencies (nonprofit 501c3) would be subject to the Brown Act since they were created…
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October 30, 2020
Can a Newspaper Be Held Liable For How it Described Court Documents in a Story?
We have a question about properly citing Court documents in one of our articles. We ran a story based on…
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October 30, 2020
Did Facebook Violate My First Amendment Rights When it Deleted My Comment As “Hate Speech”?
Recently Facebook removed a comment I made on my account and warned me about “hate speech.” This is a real…
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October 30, 2020
Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased
I was told by our county authorities that the county cannot release specific ages, gender, co-morbidities or housing situation (group…
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October 30, 2020
Are Depositions Public Records and Can We Publish Portions Of Them Legally?
We have depositions from a 1994 California case with selected content we would like to use for a report. I…