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    Brown Act

    Open meeting law and homeowners associations

    […] section 54954.2.  There is no requirement that this location be the PML website. However, based on your description, it sounds like the agenda may not have provided adequate notice.  The Court of Appeal has held on several occasions that a brief general description (like notification of a homeowner presentation on Lake Usage) is not […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    Can private shopping malls restrict my right to protest?

    […] who was protesting the sale of military toys to children in front of Kay-Bee Toys, located in the Ala Moana Shopping Center in Honolulu.  The individual was standing outside of Kay-Bee toys holding a sign and handing out pamphlets.  The court reached its conclusion despite the fact that the shopping center housed a central […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    I was stopped from taking photos of court records with my phone to save costs. What can I do?

    […] good first step. As for being permitted to use your cell phone to take photographs of the records, in your California county, the Superior Court has a standing order barring the use of photography inside the courthouse without prior judicial approval. As a next step, I would suggest that you contact the Superior Court […]

    February 8, 2021

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    Brown Act

    School Board Voted In Secret to Pick New Superintendent

    […] Act (and that the council should not do it again). A third option would be to report the violations to your local district attorney, who also has standing to judicially enforce the Brown Act. Unfortunately, whether the D.A. decides to enforce the Act is in the sole discretion of the D.A., but alerting the […]

    December 10, 2018

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    CPRA

    How to Request Information Stored in a Database?

    […] here. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    March 11, 2020

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    CPRA

    City Council Is Proposing to Order Police to “Resist” PRA Requests

    […] with the First Amendment. The most recent proposal is to order the police to "resist" public records act requests for certain booking photos. The local journalist here is standing pretty much alone. My interest is only concerned citizen. I just looking for the ammunition to be an involved citizen, and resist the order to resist.

    May 17, 2019

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    Newsgathering

    What Are the Rights and Restrictions of Photo-Journalists Covering Wildfires?

    […] wildfire burning in remote lands allows a reasonable ability to take photos even on private property during a natural disaster. My photographer tells me he was just standing in what must have been the front yard. (It is hard to tell as it was a major fire and there was a lot of damage […]

    November 13, 2018