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CPRA Police Records

Who is allowed to access arrest records?

[…] 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."Gov't Code Section 6254(f). While some information must be disclosed under the PRA, it may not be everything your client is looking […]

October 25, 2011
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CPRA

The CPRA and State Employees

[…] of his or her membership, agency, office, or employment." Gov't Code § 6252(g). Thus, the agency's statement that the PRA does not apply to state employees is correct only in so far as the employee wanting access to such records is requesting them for the purpose of exercising his or her employment duties (i.e., […]

June 14, 2009
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In taping a reporter, AG Brown’s spokesman showed bad judgment, but did he break the law?

[…] secretly. But it's important to bear in mind that undisclosed taping by a journalist--or by the person being interviewed by a journalist--is rarely, if ever, illegal. ---------- CORRECTION As several readers pointed out in emails to me, I overstated my case in saying that the surreptitious taping of an on-the-record phone conversation between a […]

November 4, 2009
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CPRA

Records of complaint relating to investigations of public employees/officials

[…] copy of the complaint, the LA DWP EEOS either refuses to answer my request or says that I need to make the request under CPRA. Am I correct in my belief that I have a right to know exactly what charges have been leveled against me? Do I have a right to a copy […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?

[…] those involved or the successful completion of the investigation (which was finished on the spot) or related investigation (of which there weren't any). Today I received a letter from one of the city’s off-site attorneys that concludes, "The City Attorney’s office and the Department consider this CPRA request to be closed and will not […]

January 20, 2021
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CPRA

Enforcement of the Public Records Act

As to who enforces the Public Records Act ("PRA"), it is true that the recourse in the event of an improper denial is to sue the agency. In order to facilitate such litigation, the PRA provides that prevailing parties in PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees. Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall […]

June 14, 2009
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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 […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
May 8, 2018
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Anonymous speech, although constitutionally protected, is mostly digital graffiti

[…] These online publications hold tremendous promise as competitors for local newspapers and as vehicles for self-expression by community residents who previously had no means, save the occasional letter-to-the-editor, to make their voices heard. These blogs, however, will not be taken seriously if their authors persist in hiding their identity. Bloggers must take responsibility for […]
- Free Expression
June 3, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

Commissioner advised speaking to press could give rise to Brown Act violation

[…] Brown Act and that what is meant to be prohibited is "subterfuge; a concerted plan to engage in collective deliberation on public business through a series of letters or telephone calls passing from one member of the governing body to the next." Roberts v. City of Palmdale, 5 Cal. 4th 363, 376 (1993). An […]

December 5, 2011
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CPRA

CPRA Request Denied Citing “Investigatory Files” Exemption

[…] procedures…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." Gov. Code, § 6254(f). It may be in your mother’s situation, this is a record compiled by "any other state or […]

November 19, 2018