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CPRA

Agency won’t provide records in electronic format

[…] have refused to release data in Excel format. They have instead given us pdfs or hard copies. Their reasons are vague, ranging from concerns we will manipulate the data to saying it's not their policy to release data in that format. I recently received a raft of paper in the mail, clearly copies of […]

August 18, 2010
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First Amendment

Fee to place political campaign signs

[…] campaign organization, or other entity who proposes to post or display more than five off-site event signs shall obtain a permit, pay a fee and/or deposit to the Code Enforcement Division: • No person, business, campaign organization, other entity may apply for more than one (1) off-site event sign permit that relates to signs […]

January 9, 2013
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First Amendment

If I painted a message on a building I own, can I be charged for creating illegal graffiti?

[…] property, I created political speech by spray painting messages on the side of my building. Even though, I own the building and the City officials know I own it, the city of Baltimore has issued me a housing code violation for graffiti. The artwork has been covered by the news as political speech as well.

October 12, 2015
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First Amendment Newsgathering

When Can A Newspaper Publish Documents Meant To Be Private?

[…] consists of leaked internal company documents from a disgruntled ex-employee (a notice of tax lien, e-mails, bill collection notices). This is a private company,not a public or governmental entity, so I have no way of independently acquiring or verifying these same documents. Are we within our rights to use the documents in the story? […]

May 29, 2010
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Court Records

How to Access Copies of New York Police Records Destroyed in Fire?

[…] be delivered, I was informed that the case files and court transcript had been located offsite for storage and were destroyed in a fire. According to reportage by the New York Daily News, the New York City Office of Court Administration said they would make efforts to accommodate calls for old files through other […]

May 28, 2018
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CPRA Police Records

Who is allowed to access arrest records?

I submitted a request for arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

October 25, 2011
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CPRA Police Records

Should I need authorization to access arrest records?

I submitted a request arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

November 22, 2011
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Brown Act

Whistleblower accused of Brown Act Violation

[…] the public about the safety concern and it was apparent that the committee would not address it. An official report details that the safety concerns have been covered up. I was planning to speak about the report, it's a public record however it's not been shared with the public. The advisory committee chair is […]

May 24, 2018
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Brown Act

When are closed sessions legitimized under the Brown Act?

[…] trustee on a California school board, and I have a Brown Act-related question. At our next board meeting we will be discussing whether to allow exemptions to the ban on carrying concealed weapons on campus (under SB 707). There is some move toward having the discussion in closed session on the grounds that it […]

March 29, 2016
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First Amendment

How can Ebay censor my listing to sell Confederate Flag belt buckles?

I sell belt buckles that depict the Confederate flag. I pay Ebay a monthly fee for an Ebay Store in addition to final value fees of 10% on each sale. Ebay removed my listings that contain the Flag and they have now sent me the following Email. They are censoring me as an independent business […]

October 14, 2015