June 14, 2009
Police blotters and the CPRA
I freelance for a community newspaper and I cover anything that goes on in one city. I have been trying…
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June 14, 2009
Potential Eavesdropping, Amplifying Speakerphone
Does Penal Code section 632 (a) include a speakerphone conversation in the definition of “electronic amplifying”? I use speakerphone while…
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June 14, 2009
Program featuring illegal immigrants
Our station has created a series vignettes. These are interviews (in Spanish) with people in all walks of life who…
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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.…