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CPRA

Accessing DMV Files

[…] to get information from California as to why they told Arizona to suspend my driver’s license. I have since gotten my license back. What’s important to me for the still pending cases in Arizona is that I need the reason and proof as to why they took action. I need California DMV and/or the […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Seeking Information On Probation Compliance Of Parolee Who Committed Murder

[…] about probation's contacts with the suspect. He conferred with County Counsel and responded that he couldn't release any information and we would need to petition the court for release of the records. Is this accurate? Does this PC section actually prohibit Probation from releasing such information? And, if so, how does one go about […]

December 11, 2018
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Cases Press Release

FAC posts online confidential CalPERS’ docs ordered released by Court

[…] September 24 and the second on September 30. Follow the links below to view the documents. --All documents released Sept. 24 (approximately 1175 pages): Single File --All documents released Sept. 30. These are four files (approximately 115 pages each): File One File Two File Three File Four You can view the Court's decision here: http://bit.ly/bdqtjG
- Government Transparency and Accountability
- Public Records
September 28, 2010
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CPRA

County Ignores My Requests For Public Records

[…] have submitted requests to the County Administrator and Board of Supervisors. The county legal office states they never received the request. It was submitted in March. Counsel for the county advised I should resend it to him. I had attempted to deliver a copy of the CPRA request on in March, but it was […]

August 7, 2020
Cases

Hernandez v. Monterey County

[…] with the settlement has resulted "a death rate at the Jail more than twice the national average and a suicide rate more than three times the average for California jails…. The resulting deficiencies in medical, mental health, and dental care cause daily pain and suffering, including serious medical and dental complications, untreated chronic illnesses, […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 22, 2023
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Blog

Op-ed: California Governor Should Commit to Transparency in Clemency Process

[…] in California are generally prohibited from doing — automatically filing records completely under seal? This is a mystery the First Amendment Coalition has been trying to unravel for more than two years, since our organizationlearned of a secretive docketat our state’s highest court. Records related to executive clemency submitted to the court were being […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
July 7, 2021
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Cases

Amicus Briefs Digest, Sept. 2017

[…] an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to review and reverse a decision by the West Virginia Supreme Court imposing draconian penalties on a candidate for judicial office for statements he made during a political campaign. The Philadelphia firm of Schnader Harrison prepared FAC’s amicus brief, which is in support of Callaghan’s […]
September 27, 2017
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CPRA Police Records

Accessing consumer complaint records

[…] request on the ground that consumer complaints and confidential law enforcement records of the AG are exempt from disclosure to the public pursuant to Cal Govt. Code Section 6254(f), citing Dick Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal. 4th 337 (which held that investigative records in the possession of law enforcement are exempt form disclosure).

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Title IX Compliance Report

[…] the School District has failed to comply with Title IX of the Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972. Then OCR, the agency responsible for compliance with Title IX within the US Department of Education contacted the district and the district filed what the newspaper called a "report housed in a […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

School Boards, Closed Sessions, and Student Files

I have learned that our school board viewed files of a student in closed session. I learned that the file contains information about the student's behavior. My further question is: Is there something in law that allows the board to meet in closed session when reviewing such materials? They regularly meet in closed session […]

June 14, 2009