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    CPRA

    How May I Obtain A Transcript Of Disciplinary Actions Concerning My Son In Prison?

    […] to obtain a copy of my son's disciplinary action while incarcerated in a California state prison. I have not been able to find anyone in the California Department of Corrections who is responsive to my need. Perhaps there exists some legal requirement for the Dept of Corrections to provide the documentation needed. Can you help?

    February 19, 2021

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    CPRA

    How can my records request meet deadline if staff assigned is on vacation?

    I made a Public Records Request and received confirmation, but the attorney wrote that my request for is too complex to release now. I sent a reply and learned that the attorney left on vacation for a week. I don't think there's an I'm-on-vacation exception in the CPRA. What do I do now?

    September 11, 2015

  • Latest News

    Blog

    AG Holder, in speech, describes al-Awlaki “lethal targeting” memo that is the subject of recent FAC suit

    […] drone strike in Yemen in September 2010. FAC's suit, filed last month seeks release of the al-Awlaki memo, either redacted or in an unclassified version. Separate suits for this memo and related documents have also been filed by the New York Times (in federal court in Manhattan) and the ACLU (in federal court in […]

    March 16, 2012

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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Urges Court to Block Fresno Ordinance, Citing First Amendment Concerns

    […] important role in documenting the government’s treatment of homeless people, FAC's brief says UPDATE May 24, 2022: A federal judge, citing First Amendment problems, granted plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the ordinance at issue in the case. Read the order. The First Amendment Coalition today filed an amicus brief urging […]

    April 12, 2022

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    Statement on Judge’s Ruling in Public Access Case Against Kern County Superior Court

    […] California asked a federal judge to order officials in Kern County to immediately enforce the public’s First Amendment right of access to hearings and trials. The request for a temporary restraining order came as part of a federal civil rights lawsuit the groups filed after documenting more than a dozen instances of members of […]

    July 2, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Autopsies and CPRA

    I need to verify the number of individuals in attendance at autopsies of CDC incarcerated persons in my county (for a parking/zoning issue).  Are autopsy attendance records of prisoners open?  How may they be obtained?  I don't feel I can ask for this info from the local M.E. (politics).  Is there another route?

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA fees and information in electronic form

    Responding to a request for copies of all messages, emails from council members laptops to each other, especially during the periods of council meetings for the last two months, the city has responded thusly:Pursuant to the California Public Records Act Government Code 6253.9 b. 2 the following fees are associated with fulfilling your request: […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Request denied for fire district celebration guest list

    […] not something normally kept on file, any factual sections of the report, and perhaps its observations and analysis, would typically not be precluded from disclosure under this exemption. Citizens for a Better Environment v. Department of Food Agriculture, 171 Cal. App. 3d 704 (1985). Note that the case also said that even if documents […]

    August 16, 2013

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Special Commentary | You Have the Right to Record Law Enforcement Officers — Including at the Border

    […] Mr. Ramirez, forcibly took his cell phone, and deleted his photographs — effectively interfering with Mr. Ramirez’s constitutional right to record. The right to record is critical for holding law enforcement, especially CBP officials, accountable for abuses at the border. Recording and documenting interactions with federal law enforcement officers are especially critical tools for […]

    June 9, 2022

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    Blog

    Vallejo’s bankruptcy highlights need for transparency in city-union contracts

    By Peter Scheer The city of Vallejo has taken the extraordinary step of filing for federal bankruptcy protection. While the financial distress of this San Francisco suburb (population 117,000) is especially acute, its fiscal problems are fundamentally the same as those facing many California cities and counties--and, indeed, the state itself. To the familiar […]

    June 3, 2009