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  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Publishing leaked email

    […] 515-22 (1986), the court rejected a claim against a newspaper that had reported the confidential fact that a judicial commission had found the plaintiff unqualified for judicial appointment.  Similarly, with respect to government action against the publication of confidential information, the U.S. Supreme Court in 1989 held that in spite of a state statute […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Newsgathering

    Two-weeks notice before campus photographers can take pictures in bookstore

    Recently our vice president asked the student news media to send a written request two weeks in advance of their desire to take photographs inside the campus bookstore during open hours. Is that legal? Or does the bookstore on a public college property outside the classroom count as public property? Would the same apply to […]

    October 22, 2013

  • Cases

    FAC Urges Federal Court to Uphold Right to Appeal Denials of Anti-SLAPP Motions

    […] Ninth Circuit precedent that the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion in federal court is subject to immediate appeal, as it is in state court, rather than at the end of the case, which is typical in federal court. On March 1, the court took oral argument off calendar pending an expected settlement between the parties.

    February 8, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Does A Closed Session Employment Termination Decision Violate the Brown Act?

    […] as allowed under Government Code § 54957(b). Per that statute, the legislative body may hold a closed session during a regular or special meeting "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee." Gov’t Code § 54957(b)(1). The scope of a closed session is limited to discussions of […]

    November 12, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    The public is severely limited in county meeting participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this a Brown Act violation?

    […] postpones nonessential plan review until the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Instead, the County is moving along with business as usual with no extensions or postponements on the calendar. We believe this is a violation of the Brown Act, notwithstanding the digital provision. We welcome your thoughts and ideas on any recourse we might have, […]

    July 23, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Stripped of First Amendment Rights By City Council

    I went to a city council meeting and a woman was being proposed for city office. I condemned her appointment, saying Martin Luther King Jr. would not have approved. I also condemned the homosexuals in the room. Christianity is often condemned by others with no results, but this time, the Mayor interrupted me and […]

    December 4, 2018