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    Social Media

    University Facebook Group Admin Threatened with Defamation Lawsuit

    I am the admin and creator of a Facebook group. Recently I was threatened to be named in a defamation suit for the posts of a member. We are a public group that posts news and opinions on our University, teams, team play, team coaching. We allow posts by members who voice approval or […]

    April 16, 2019

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    Bagley-Keene Act

    How Do Citizens Know If Agenda Items Meet the Criteria for Closed Sessions Discussion?

    […] 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 topics that for years have been taken up in open meetings were moved […]

    December 14, 2020

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    CPRA

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

    We are unaware of any cases holding that a danger of misleading the public is valid grounds for withholding a record. As you know,the "catch-all" exemption of § 6255 only applies if the agency can demonstrate that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly […]

    September 23, 2020

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    CPRA

    Requested Email Failed to Disclose BCC Recipients

    I am a school district trustee with concerns about a fellow trustee. The district received a PRA request for an email sent from the board member's personal email to his school email. It was blind copied (bcc'd) to others. The PRA request asked for the complete email, including recipients. An affidavit, signed by the […]

    November 12, 2018

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    Accessing A Prison Visit Audio Transcript in Maine

    I am helping a former inmate in Maine write a documentary on his case and we are trying to access a recording or a transcript of two conversations: the first took place at the prison and the second was a phone call that was made by the inmate from prison. We attempted to access […]

    March 6, 2020

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    Press Freedom

    Recognizing a free and unfettered press is crucial for the health of our democracy, we denounce threats to press freedom and advance public policy efforts to strengthen the ability of journalists to do their jobs. We often assemble coalitions to take action on urgent issues affecting journalists’ ability to keep communities informed, and we […]

    July 3, 2024

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    Government Transparency & Accountability

    Ensuring public access to information is essential for the people to know what the government is doing in their name. We advance and defend freedom of information — access to public records and public meetings — through education, policy advocacy and litigation.

    July 3, 2024