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First Amendment

How Can I Sue A Newspaper for Defamation?

I would like to know how I sue a newspaper for defamation. Or if not the newspaper, then the editor?

January 6, 2020
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Newsgathering

What Are Newsgathers’ Rights Regarding Private Homes Involved in Major Wildfire Area?

I got a question about legal right (protected by First Amendment or any other Constitutional law) for our reporter here in California to gather news (pictures, videos) being on the private property during a recent major wildfire. We have all permissions from local authorities to gather news in a nearby burned out town (they […]

January 7, 2020
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Brown Act

Can California Agencies Continue to Hold Meetings Remotely After the State Reopens?

I asked a water agency in California if it planned to continue holding meetings online after the state reopens this month, and it said that would not be legal under the Brown Act. Is that true?

June 11, 2021
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First Amendment

What Are the First Amendment Rights of Elected Officials to Publicly Voice Opinion ?

I am an elected official in the town where I reside. Recently, at the beginning of a Council meeting, after the meeting had been called to order but before any agenda item was undertaken, I made a statement about gun violence and my belief that stricter gun laws are in order. I made clear […]

November 26, 2018
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Bagley-Keene Act

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 of a state body qualify under relevant law to be so classified? Do we have to take the agency's word for it? At meeting this year of a committee of CalPERS pension fund, many […]

December 14, 2020
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Police Records

Want Info on 911 Call that Prompted Police to Swarm My House Where No Crime Occurred

I was at lunch at home from work when police officers swarmed my house. They claimed a 911 call came in reporting domestic abuse at my address and a female was screaming. There was no issue at my house, but I would like to know who made this call. Was it a case of […]

December 4, 2018
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Brown Act

What Are the Brown Act Rules on a Postponing Public Meeting?

Can the chairperson postpone a planning commission meeting with due cause? Or can postponement only happen with a vote at the meeting by a quorum?

April 15, 2019
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How Do I Access Records Pertaining to a Complaint I Filed In New Mexico?

[…] was just trying to find out if I have any rights to see my own personal file in New Mexico that contains a complaint I filed with the state medical board against a doctor. They have twice refused me access to my file. Both times confidentiality is the stated reason for denying me access. […]

January 20, 2021