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    CPRA

    Public Comment on Public Contracts

    As I understand your question, you are wondering what is the reasonable time period that a city must allow for public comment on the winning bid for a public contract before the city makes the actual award of the contract.  Unfortunately, the California Supreme Court case cited by the city, Michaelis, Montanari & Johnson […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Advocacy Blog

    Despite the complaints of blogger-critics, new federal shield bill is last best chance for meaningful protection of reporters’ confidential sources.

    For the first time since the post-Watergate era, the stars are aligned for Congress to enact--and for the President to sign--a "Shield Law" that would provide meaningful protection against the forced-exposure of journalists' confidential sources. Although nearly all states have shield laws, they do not apply to the subpoenas of federal courts and […]

    September 17, 2013

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    Brown Act

    A City Council’s COVID-19 Ordinance Allows Only email or Pre-Recorded Telephonic Comments

    […] Cal. July 14, 2020), the petitioners argued that the Planning Commission and City Council impermissibly restricted public participation during public meetings because "the City capped videoconference attendance for the City Council meeting at 100 participants even though the Zoom platform permits up to 1,000 attendees and between 200–300 members of the public had attended […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Does the Brown Act Allow Consultant’s Report Reviewed in Closed Sessions?

    […] project the consultant had done. This has been a sensitive issue so I can understand why they'd want to hear the report privately, but I also can't see any Brown Act exemption that would actually justify them doing it in a closed session. My editor suggested I contact you before following up with the county.

    January 6, 2020

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    Bagley-Keene Act CPRA

    The California Bar and CPRA

    […] The California Supreme Court has stated as follows:  " Section 6001 . . . provides: 'No law of this State restricting, or prescribing a mode of procedure for the exercise of powers of state public bodies or state agencies . . . shall be applicable to the State Bar, unless the Legislature expressly so […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Court Records

    CA Supreme Court denied my petition and I demand the right to know why

    A petition for review to the CA Supreme Court is assigned to a legal staff who drafts a "conference memorandum" which summarizes the case facts, outlines the issues, and makes a recommendation to the court whether the case presents sufficiently important issues for review. Under the "petition clause" of the constitution I feel that […]

    April 13, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can the City Council ban non-disruptive clapping by audience members?

    […] couple of years have spoken in opposition to City Council policy and actions. I believe the implementation of the policy by the City Council is in violation of the First Amendment. The interpretation is not balanced and allows for clapping for certain events which the City Council supports. Can you suggest a course of action?

    April 14, 2015

  • Latest News

    FAC News Press Release

    David Snyder, Journalist and First Amendment Lawyer, Named to Head FAC

    […] media, including Mother Jones magazine, Salon, and the San Jose Mercury News. He has also represented FAC in its long-running litigation against the State Bar of California for access to data on applicants for admission to the Bar. "David is taking over at a crucial time for First Amendment freedoms," said Peter Scheer, FAC’s […]

    November 18, 2016

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    Journalistic Standards v. California Labor Code

    […] and political activities. The Daily Triplicate is being sued in federal District Court by Kent Gray, a former staff reporter. Gray was fired after becoming a candidate for the Del Norte County Board of Supervisors in 2003. A month prior Gray had alerted his editor, Mike Schmeltzer, of his intensions to run for office […]

    June 2, 2009