June 14, 2009
Investigative files and the CPRA
I am a newspaper reporter fleshing out a book about a child abduction from a few years back. The minor…
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June 14, 2009
Autopsy records of a public official
I am news producer at a television station. One of our city councilmen, recently died.
Under the public records act,…
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June 14, 2009
Cameras in prison
We’re trying to get a photographer into a state prison to take a picture of a kid who is serving…
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June 14, 2009
Videotaping public reservoirs
A member of a watershed working group videotaped a tour of the public utilities commission’s reservoir with the knowledge and…
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June 14, 2009
Closed sessions, labor negotiations, and disclosure of outcome
I am a reporter and I recently covered a meeting where the City Council voted to replace the city’s police…
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June 14, 2009
Copyrights and Mugshots
Is a mugshot copyrighted? For example, if my news agency were to take a mugshot that was posted on a…