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    CPRA Police Records

    Law Enforcement Records, Interrogation Reports, and Public Access

    […] at their home working on a project when the attack occurred on the campus.  One of the parents is involved in law enforcement. Nonetheless, he was interrogated for hours, pressured to confess to a crime he had nothing to do with, and then jailed overnight until his parents could arrange bail.  The actual perpetrator […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Court Employee Anonymity

    […] information is treated as a secret.  Nobody has a name plate or business card, as far as the public is concerned. "Richard G." is all the manager of jury services will reveal about his identity. Is this practice legal?  Does anything they sign in such a manner qualify for the purposes intended?  Is this common?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Can City Attorney Withhold 911 Call Transcripts?

    […] call to report a possible crime and the department's response thereto." Haynie v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. 4th 1061, 1064 (2001). The Supreme Court held that the exemption in Government Code section 6254(f) for "records of investigations," like the exemption in the same section for "records of complaints" to law enforcement, allows law enforcement […]

    March 8, 2010

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    CPRA School Records

    School refuses to explain why principal fired behind closed doors

    […] was forced to resigned after a closed session meeting with the school board. Board members say they CAN'T talk about the decision. I made a written request for the files. They say they don't have to show me the file's under government code 6250. I don't believe that's true. Most of the employees at […]

    March 5, 2012

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    CPRA

    Enforcement of the Public Records Act

    […] accused of violating it, and they told me that a private attorney was my only recourse.  If this is the case, then the Act is relatively meaningless for people who do not have funds to pay a lawyer to pursue their case.  Without an enforcement provision, what is the use of the law other […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Cases Press Release

    Police Failed to Tell Judge of Bryan Carmody’s Status as Journalist Before Obtaining Warrant, Unsealed Records Show

    Police failed to tell the judge who issued a search warrant for Bryan Carmody’s phone that Carmody is a journalist, records unsealed today show—a key omission that helps explain how the San Francisco Police Department was able to obtain warrants for Carmody’s phone, home and office in clear violation of California and federal law. […]

    July 23, 2019

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    Press Release

    FAC Prevails in Public Records Case Brought by Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct with Students

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – A Solano County judge ruled on December 5 that the Napa Valley and Benicia Unified School Districts can release public records regarding former public school teacher Matthew Shelton’s alleged sexual abuse of students. Shelton has been charged with 12 counts of lewd acts on […]

    December 9, 2024

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    CPRA Police Records

    Is law enforcement body camera footage a public record?

    […] states. In many states, police investigatory records are subject to public records laws, which means, presumptively, body camera footage would be subject to disclosure unless some other exemption applies. In California, however, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under Government Code § 6254(f).  Thus, to the extent that the requested footage has become part of […]

    January 19, 2015

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    Cases Press Release

    Kern County Superior Court Rescinds Public Access Ban

    The Kern County Superior Court has rescinded a problematic order used for months to block people from entering its courthouses, an important step in restoring the public’s First Amendment right of access to hearings and trials in one of California’s largest metropolitan areas. Court officials in Bakersfield issued a new court order explicitly stating […]

    July 15, 2020