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    Court Records

    Unsealing exhibits cited in a judicial ruling

    […] seek are not under seal, you may ultimately have to file a motion to unseal them.  (As a practical matter, you may first want to try a letter to the clerk's office, explaining why the documents are not under seal and should be made available to the public.) Although any member of the public […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment Newsgathering

    The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper

    […] situation, too, while covering a state hospital. The public relations liaison decided she did not like questions posed to her by our newspaper, and wrote us a letter stating we would no longer be given access to the hospital or her office. I believe our editors spoke with her about this issue, she came […]

    August 20, 2010

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are police informant contracts subject to the PRA?

    […] focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website here. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to […]

    April 27, 2016

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    Blog

    The Hannity Reveal Was Huge News — But Everyone Missed The Most Important Point

    […] First Amendment required Judge Wood to ask, which is: "is there a very good reason that Hannity’s name must not be revealed publicly?"   McCarthy may be correct as a general matter that "judicially endorsed standards" prohibit "identifying uncharged persons in legal proceedings attendant to criminal investigations." But once Cohen’s lawyers sought to submit […]

    May 8, 2018

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    CPRA

    My CPRA requests have been ignored. What can I do?

    Where a Public Records Act request is being ignored, I always suggest writing a strongly worded (but friendly) letter to the agency setting forth the facts surrounding the request and the agency’s obligations in responding to the request, which include: Responding in writing to any written requests for records within 10 days of receipt of […]

    May 19, 2015

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    CPRA

    PRA request from the California Engineer Board

    […] is presumed public and must be disclosed unless a specific exemption applies.  Gov’t Code § 6252(e). If you make a written request to the Board (a sample letter is available here) it must determine whether the records are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, […]

    April 14, 2016

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    Free Membership

    Join the thousands of FAC Members whose support of FAC includes: Following FAC’s updates on California’s First Amendment challenges; Responding to calls to action from FAC; Allowing FAC to count your membership in amicus briefs, position letters, and advocacy work.

    September 9, 2024

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Public Records Non-Compliance, Filing Suit, and Non-Response

    […] not have the money to bring suit. Some years ago, the county superintendent wrote me that she found my requests harassing and she would never answer my letters again. She has kept her word. The board has refused to place this non-compliance on an agenda. And when I have attempted to bring this up […]

    June 14, 2009