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    CPRA

    What Is The “Actual Cost” An Agency Can Charge For Fulfilling A Public Records Request?

    […] I was not involved in, but which destroyed my parked car. I looked up the California Vehicle Code that applies to traffic collisions, and it says the police department may not charge anything other than the "actual cost" of producing the record. My understanding of "actual" cost means that they may charge for what […]

    April 10, 2020

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    First Amendment Protest Rights

    I Believe My University Has Infringed on My Right to Free Speech. How Can I Fight Back?

    […] associated with the campaign). The intention of this email was for those in the student campaign to upcoming regents' meetings and speak out against the use of police violence against protesting students, low wages, and mass firings. The use of a public forum to critique university policy is well within my rights as a […]

    April 21, 2022

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    Brown Act

    Does City Council’s Rule Against Holding Up Signs At Meetings Violate the First Amendment?

    […] hold up signs. The mayor told people not to talk or to take their conversations outside. If residents in the audience even whisper to one another, a police officer walks over and tells them to stop talking or leave. Recently a resident wrote to the city attorney that this violated the First Amendment rights.  […]

    January 20, 2021

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    CPRA

    Can a records request be denied in California over fear of the public being misinformed?

    […] must set forth facts showing that the public’interest in not releasing the documents clearly outweighs the interest in disclosure—the agency’s own interest in nondisclosure is not considered.Coronado Police Officers Assn. v. Carroll, 106 Cal. App. 4th 1001, 1015-1016 (2003). Theoretically, an agency could argue that the public has an interest in not being misled […]

    September 23, 2020

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    Press Freedom Initiative

    "Within hours of being released from police custody as officers illegally tried to get me to reveal a news source, David Snyder of the First Amendment Coalition rushed to my defense. He provided invaluable support following the traumatic invasion of privacy on my home and business."

    July 2, 2024