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    FAC Forces Disclosure of CA Gov. Brown’s Request to Pardon Former State Sen. Wright

    […] 18, requiring the Governor to make legal arguments as to why the Wright file should be confidential--and to publicly file any documents that had no legal basis for sealing. Gov. Brown’s office did so yesterday, and included in its public filing numerous previously undisclosed records, including correspondence between the Governor’s office and the Board […]

    January 4, 2019

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC files suit for logs showing who visited LA’s County Assessor in jail

    […] denial of the record requests cited concerns about the privacy rights of both Noguez and his visitors. FAC’s record request and writ petition argue that the CPRA’s exemption for privacy-related matters doesn’t apply to a visit to a county jail. "A visit to a public jail under the scrutiny of law enforcement personnel is […]

    March 1, 2013

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    Consumers blindsided by secret settlements in hi-tech patent lawsuits

    […] the right to petition, that right has never been seen as requiring confidentiality in communications with government. Auburn's email policy would be improved by either removing this exemption or, as a compromise, requiring disclosure of council members' communications with persons or firms having business before the City Council. The San Jose and Auburn policies […]

    December 23, 2012

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    Cases

    Amici Briefs Digest – Sept. 2018

    […] of the website antiwar.com. Our amicus brief argues, in essence, that the lower court’s ruling would open the door to the FBI broadly collecting information about journalists for the mere act of publishing -- just the kind of surveillance prohibited under the Privacy Act. FAC was represented here by Cooley LLP. FAC Joined Amici […]

    September 20, 2018

  • Latest News

    Cases

    Amici Briefs Digest – March 2018

    Here are amicus briefs and/or letters FAC has either authored or joined since Dec. 2018: FAC Authored Amicus Briefs Brazil v. Newark Unified: On February 2, FAC filed an amicus brief that we co-authored with the ACLU in a trial court proceeding.  This was a fairly unusual move for FAC.  We have generally steered clear […]

    March 7, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

    […] people contact their government. What about fax machine call logs? Also is there a concept of private vs official or business email addresses - is it different for citizens than public officials? Lastly, what about email server logs showing when an email was processed? What about whistleblowers - should they be told to use […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    State Agency Test Results

    I am requesting the results of a test from a state agency.  It appears the agency is declining my request not only for my results, but also to view the results of other candidates and also the decision process of the hiring manager.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are draft reports exempt under CPRA?

    I have put in a public records request for a report done about the police dept. They have denied my request saying it a draft. The report has been around since August and read by the police chief, city managers office and other members of city staff. Do I have the right to access […]

    February 17, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Are CPRA exemptions discretionary?

    When responding to a request for police reports, CA agencies will usually give a blanket-decision of no without an explanation. Since Cal Gov Code 6254 states CPRA exemptions are discretionary, are agencies negligent when declaring a blanket-policy of denying access to any requests? Our local PD allows access after the case is over. Are […]

    August 21, 2012

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police refuse to release report on shooting

    The police are refusing to release a report it is doing on a shooting. Many months have passed since the incident. They give no explanation for their actions. What would be the best way to proceed to get them to release the report?

    October 31, 2011