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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Request for public information not honored

    I made a request for public information four months ago from my local school district and I have not received the requested information. Please advise.

    April 28, 2016

  • Latest News

    FAC Urges Ninth Circuit to Protect Right to Honk Car Horns at Protests

    […] U.S. Court of Appeals About the case: A California woman is challenging a state law that restricts the use of car horns, after she got a ticket for honking at a political protest in 2017. The woman, Susan Porter, was cited for violating Section 27001 of California’s Vehicle Code after offering a few beep-beeps […]

    July 15, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Surveillance of email, IP address, and subpoenas

    […] learning about these issues. The section called "Information Stored by Third Parties" has some information relevant to your specific question (). Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and […]

    November 7, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Newsgathering

    City Won’t Add Us to E-mail List

    […] addition, differences in the manner in which the information is provided may also be unconstitutional.  Unconstitutional discriminatory treatment of the media can arise in many other situations. For example, courts have found violations of the First Amendment and the Equal Protection clause where a mayor excluded a particular reporter from press conferences to which […]

    February 8, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Newspaper Facing Possible Retaliation Over Reporting On Local Scandal Involving City Hall

    […] paper, certain members of City Hall and the City Council have been intimidating some residents and businesses. They are afraid to make public comments or step forward for fear of retaliation from the city. Our small news organization is now fearful about retaliation for reporting the news on this activity. What is our legal […]

    April 27, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Is there a statute of limitations on CPRA cases?

    The Public Records Act ("PRA" or the "Act") does not provide for a statute of limitations for filing suit to enforce the provisions of the Act, and it is not entirely clear what statute of limitations might apply. If you are considering litigation, however, I recommend that you seek specific legal advice from an […]

    August 25, 2010

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    FAC, ACLU Sue City of Fresno for Open Meetings Law Violation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org FRESNO, Calif. — Today, the ACLU Foundation of Northern California and the First Amendment Coalition sued the city of Fresno for holding secret budget negotiations in violation of the Brown Act, California’s open meetings law. The lawsuit asks the court to order Fresno to comply with the Brown […]

    November 15, 2023

  • Latest News

    Blog Cases

    FAC suit against San Diego yields previously secret records on police use of invasive cell phone surveillance tool

    […] the vicinity to transmit information revealing their owners and the phones' exact location. In 2015 FAC filed a public records suit against the San Diego Police Department for access to records about the department’s use of the Stingray. Records released recently as part of that lawsuit reveal the complete text of previously-secret nondisclosure agreements […]

    February 2, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act School Records

    State Agency I worked for is denying my records’ request, but documents do exist!

    I used to work for the State of California. I lost my job and I am trying to get information on a program administered by my employer. This program is funded by the Federal government. I am being met with resistance because the Public Request officer is simply forwarding my request to my former […]

    September 13, 2013