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    CPRA Police Records

    Seeking 911 records for wrongful death

    […] See Open Government Guide, Access to Public Records and Meetings in Louisiana, Sixth Edition (2011), Section (IV)(N)(3). In any event, you should probably submit a written request for the records or tapes that you seek. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding […]

    March 28, 2016

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    CPRA

    Appeal of Superior Court Denial of Writ of Mandate Under Public Records Act

      I am litigating a public records act petition for writ of mandate in Superior Court. The tentative initially went in my favor, but after oral argument, the court reversed its position and denied my petition outright. I am considering an appeal. Are appeals of petitions for writ of mandate under the PRA discretionary, […]

    April 10, 2018

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    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

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    First Amendment

    Posting Links on Neighborhood Council Websites

    My issue is in the stakeholder councils", i.e. "neighborhood councils" (see www.freedomadvocates.org for background). I have attempted to post some informational links on the Neighborhood Council website to offer factual information about redevelopment, stakeholder councils along with the other links they have there, e.g. political party meetings, neighborhood organizations, and "helpful" city agencies but […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Political Reform Act case records

    I asked our District Attorney for information allowed by Gov Code 6254 (f)(2) on Political Reform Act cases. She gave only closed cases, saying giving me anything on open cases would endanger the investigation. Do you agree?

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Murals on private property

    […] wall murals beyond all municipal regulation. If the city could demonstrate, for example, that the mural posed a traffic hazard, or that the building on which it appeared failed to comply with structural or fire safety requirements," or was obscene, or was primarily commercial speech ("COLD BEER, COME INSIDE"), then the regulation might be upheld.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Mayor’s appearance calendar

    A local activist says that the Mayor and City Attorney "have both sent me letters refusing to divulge the mayor's calendar of scheduled May appearances as Mayor and/or his appointment book of meetings as Mayor for the past two months." Is this legal under Prop 59?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Law Enforcement Records, Interrogation Reports, and Public Access

    […] at their home working on a project when the attack occurred on the campus.  One of the parents is involved in law enforcement. Nonetheless, he was interrogated for hours, pressured to confess to a crime he had nothing to do with, and then jailed overnight until his parents could arrange bail.  The actual perpetrator […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA FOIA

    Information on Minors, Public Schools, and the California Public Records Act

    I would like to know if information on children attending public schools is available under the Federal Open Records Act.  I am looking to get mailing address for parents sending their children to public schools.  If this information is available, would I be able to get the information from the school district office or […]

    June 14, 2009