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  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment School Records

    First Amendment rights on college campuses

    […] to why they may be wrong about any claimed exemption. You can find more information about how to submit a Public Records Act request, including a sample letter, at this link on the FAC website. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to […]

    March 21, 2016

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    CPRA

    Is US’s federally-funded research exempt from CPRA?

    […] respond, particularly if it seems the records should be disclosed under the Act. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, on the FAC’s website here: Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these […]

    March 19, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Confidentiality of CPRA requests

    Are responses to Public Records Act requests confidential? Some allegations were made about a person by an employee of a public agency. They were printed in the newspaper. This person asked for copies of the documentation that the county employee had to support their allegations. The response to that person's PRA request was mailed to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    How much detail about the incident, offense, or arrest is the public entitled to under the law?

    […] or security files compiled by any other 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. However, state and local law enforcement agencies shall disclose the names and addresses of persons involved in, or witnesses other than […]

    May 25, 2018

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    Our Work

    Detailed guides on open meetings and open records, with sample letters for you to customize.

    June 11, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are a Water Utility’s Shut-Off Statistics Public Records in California?

    […] the city, you can then make your case with respect to the public interest in releasing this information, if necessary. You can find a sample PRA request letter on the FAC’s website, available here. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]

    May 14, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Arrested for using “colorful” language at city council meeting

    […] case, the Court said that the state "may not, consistently with the First and Fourteenth Amendments, make the simple public display here involved of this single four- letter expletive a criminal offense."Id. at 26. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline […]

    December 31, 2010

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    Blog

    How FAC Fights for Police Transparency

    […] and use of force. The guide, updated in 2023, includes a detailed legal guide with relevant statutes and court interpretations, along with a FAQ and sample request letters. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT PRIMERThis handbook offers an overview of our state’s main freedom of information law, with discussion of exemptions, fees, and best practices for […]

    August 9, 2023

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    Brown Act

    City Councilmembers texting each other while deliberating

    If I understand correctly, you are asking whether a city council member can text or email other city council members over an issue that is formally before them. The Brown Act is violated when "a series of communications of any kind, directly or through intermediaries," is used by a majority of the members of […]

    July 10, 2014