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CPRA Police Records

Are the officer’s emails exempt from access under the CA Public Records Act?

I am considering filing an open records request under the California Public records act for the internal emails of a police sergeant.I suspect there is information related to misconduct on an issue not related to any open criminal case or crime investigation. Are the officer's emails exempt under the law, or would the department […]

September 22, 2015
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CPRA

Are the applications for state professional licenses public?

I am a researcher for a state government agency. For a current project, I hoped to access the applications for state professional licenses submitted by engineers. I say the records are public. Our lawyer said no. Help!

August 16, 2011
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First Amendment

Regulating teacher speech

[…] the particular case, with particular focus on the connection between the speech and matters of public interest and the extent to which the regulation might be necessary for the functioning of the government office involved. As a general matter, commenting on the efficacy of different types of educational programs would seem to be speech […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment

Is banning R-rated films from classroom censorship?

For approximately 20 years our school district has allowed rated R films to be shown, with parent permission. Furthermore, for approximately 15 years, our district has offered a Film and Literature class, which has featured numerous R-rated films. Pursuant to this policy, the district has approved this curriculum and has also purchased R-rated […]

December 30, 2010
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First Amendment Police Records

I couldn’t video tape my own arrest, but a reality show was allowed

[…] General and the Department of Justice, and any state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes . . . . " If the investigatory report you seek fits within that wide definition, it will be exempt. […]

September 4, 2011
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CPRA School Records

What portion of personnel files are exempt from CPRA disclosure?

[…] the California Public Records Act? Specifically, I am trying to find out whether our child's public school teacher — who was a probationary employee resigned; was terminated for cause, or was "non-reelected" (no reason required per union contract). Our School District maintains that the vast majority of an teacher's personnel file is non-public, with […]

April 22, 2017
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First Amendment

Protesting on school grounds

Can I protest in front of a school about school practices or policies? For example, have a banner or sign that read's "[This] high school left my kid behind! and stand in the front of the school near where kids are dropped off or picked up so their parents are aware. Can I pass […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

[…] be obtained by an individual. The essence of the investigation is the purchase of equipment from a company and paying twice the amount quoted by another company for the same exact equipment. The difference in price was $25,000. The copy of the outcome of the investigation has been requested but denied twice because the […]

October 27, 2011
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CPRA

Is it legal to sell public records for profit?

Can a person request records under the CA Public Records Act and then make money off of the re-distribution of these records? For example, can the records be put on a website that has advertising or can the records be outright sold? Clearly people could still request the records directly from the agency if […]

May 16, 2012
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CPRA

PRA Requested Documents Withheld Due to “Attorney-Client Privilege”

[…] applies. If Cal Fire’s letter to you did not provide sufficient information to show that the withheld records are subject to attorney-client privilege, you might consider asking for additional information to allow you to conclude for yourself that the records were privileged. The agency might not need to provide the level of detail that […]

June 26, 2018