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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 […]
- Free Expression
- Press Freedom
September 20, 2018
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Brown Act

Is a Coordinating Committee exempt from the Brown Act?

[…] under the Planning Department of my County, convenes a coordinating sub-committee to review the Advisory Group's standing rules. The Coordinating Committee chairman does not follow Brown Act obligations (e.g. requirements for notice, agenda, etc.) because he maintains that the Committee is Ad Hoc. Is the Coordinating Committee subject to the stipulation of the Brown Act?

April 19, 2016
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Reader Response

[…] to obtain those people's confidential records. Those two behaviors are not analogous. There is a bright line between "generic misrepresentation" and specifically pretending to be someone else for the purpose of obtaining that person's confidential records. For starters, phone, financial, medical and video-store records are specifically protected under federal law. But beyond that, reporters […]

June 2, 2009
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CPRA

Documents relating to employment

I applied for a job with a public transit agency in California.I did not get the job and would like to know if my previous employer in another state gave me a negative reference.The agency has refused to give me this information (saying it is against their policy), though I believe it is my […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

School district denies all complaint related CPRA requests

[…] of these allegations, so we filed a public records request to access the documents involved in the allegations. We did not reference a name, thus not asking for confidentiality issues to be involved. Our request was denied by the school district’s attorneys citing Ed Code 234.1(1) and Gov. Code 6255, and that ALL documents […]

May 21, 2013
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CPRA

Are Construction Permits Accessible Under the CPRA?

[…] about a non-profit organization in California. We tried to request construction permit information from the county where the organization's building is located. The county denied our request for this information, claiming that this is not available to the public. Is it legal to deny this kind of information? Please help us to understand how […]

April 26, 2022
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Los Angeles Settles Suit Filed By FAC, Agrees to Retain City Records For At Least Two Years

The city of Los Angeles has agreed it must retain city records for at least two years as part of a settlement agreement reached today with the First Amendment Coalition--a victory for transparency and government accountability in the nation’s second-largest city, and an assurance that the public will have the access to city records […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 20, 2017
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CPRA

Outside City Lawsuit Settlements

[…] included a requirement that the companies submit to the city a complete inventory of all their off-site advertising signs, including location and permit status. A public request for this information has been denied, citing the following section of the settlement: "Nothing herein shall prevent the City from providing to the public the name of […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Denied access to letters of complaint regarding Airbnb rentals

[…] at the Council meeting that night. The Council referenced a complaint letter but wouldn’t show it to us because they said the writer wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. I found out I could request the letter under the PRA. I did and they sent it. It was an anonymous letter. But […]

March 13, 2014
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CPRA School Records

School employee discipline and hiring records

[…] of records that are ... (c) Personnel, medical or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invations of personal privacy." Generally speaking, however, this exemption is only supposed to apply to purely personal information in the files unrelated to the "conduct of the public's business." See San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior […]

June 14, 2009