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Multiple CPRA Requests For A Decades Old Homicide Have Been Denied Without Explanation

[…] 6254(f)(1). 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.

April 28, 2022
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Need Guidance On Gaining Access to Arrest Report

[…] exemption, 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.

June 20, 2018
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How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

[…] 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.

September 24, 2021
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Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

[…] 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.

April 26, 2022
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Can An Agency Provide Requested Records But Deem Them “Confidential”?

[…] claiming. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

February 5, 2018
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CPRA Request Denied Citing “Investigatory Files” Exemption

[…] you. 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.

November 19, 2018
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CA Police Deny CPRA Request on Six-Month Old Case

[…] others. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

April 11, 2018
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CPRA

When Does Copyright Apply to Public Records?

[…] is an interesting one. The PRA exempts from disclosure "ecords, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law," Gov't Code § 6254(k), which presumably includes the federal Copyright Act. The issue seems to be whether the Copyright Act prohibits a state agency from making (or permitting a member of […]

May 23, 2018
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CPRA

Accessing Aggregated Medical Information for COVID-19 Deceased

As you know, the CPRA has many listed exemptions to its disclosure rules. One of those, Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(k), exempts "Records, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law." HIPAA could be one of these laws, though at present, no published California case has discussed the intersection […]

October 30, 2020
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CPRA Police Records

How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

[…] information. 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 25, 2020