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Ninth Circuit Refuses to Rehear Honking-As-Speech Case

Attorneys Considering Appeal Before U.S. Supreme Court FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: fac@firstamendmentcoalition.org San Rafael, Calif. – On Monday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to rehear Porter v. Martinez, the case that challenges a California law banning the expressive use of car horns. In October 2017, Susan Porter was cited for violating Section 27001 […]
- Free Expression
May 23, 2023
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Brown Act CPRA First Amendment

City gone wild with continual Brown Act and CPRA violations

[…] city councilman over his asking questions about contract steering by the city finance director. Multiple PRA public document requests by our newspaper have been denied – some for three years. The city police chief is in on the deals. Crimes in city hall go unreported and no one is held accountable. We believe the […]

May 16, 2012
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Brown Act

Davis-Stirling Act

[…] normally provided by a City to the Property Owners Association. The Property Owners Association claims to be exempt from the Brown Act so does not have to publish notifications ( agendas ) before executive sessions. They claim they function under Davis Sterling where notifications for executive sessions is not required. Any opinion or legal references?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

I submitted a bid to be the janitorial service provider for the county court house. After the bid was over I asked for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from […]

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

Who can request documents under the CPRA?

[…] it can be more efficient to use those forms, since they are more familiar to the agency personnel processing the requests. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues […]

September 19, 2012
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Brown signs anti-sunshine bill, setting up 1st Amdt battle. Do labor rights trump democracy?

BY PETER SCHEER—Jerry Brown is often praised for his political independence, for his willingness to make policy choices that he thinks are right on the merits, even if it means angering poerful constituencies. But there are limits. They were reached in the latest legislative term in the Governor’s decision to sign legislation drafted and […]

October 27, 2015
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CPRA School Records

Many Colleges Denying My CPRA Request for Title IX Report

[…] using FERPA, which the US DoE said does not apply to investigation reports in a Dear Colleague letter. Other schools are charging absurd amounts of money ($800-$2500) for the documents. Others are citing attorney client privilege and other aspects of the CPRA act. Every University of California campus has complied with my request. I'm […]

November 7, 2018
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Legislature approves FAC-sponsored bill on cell phone privacy. Will Brown sign it?

[…] the Assembly in August. Police ordinarily have authority, following an arrest, to conduct a search--without a warrant--of the person arrested and materials and containers in his possession-- for example, a wallet, any weapons, or a cigarette pack. SB 914 alters this rule for "portable electronic devices" because of the volume and sensitivity of personal […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 2, 2011
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First Amendment

Blogger’s identity exposed, and legal threats made against her

I am writing today for guidance regarding my rights as a blogger. I am the author of a cosmetics complaints blog and creator and one of the admins of the complaints Facebook Page. The blog and page initially were started in an effort to obtain a refund from a cosmetics company due to sanitation […]

November 21, 2011
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CPRA

How can I Access Information On a Parolee in California

I'm trying to find out how to access a record from the parole office to determine the date a certain parolee absconded. Can you help? Is there a sample letter for making a request?

January 20, 2021