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FAC Supports California Senate Bill 98 Strengthening Press Protections at Protests
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February 8, 2021
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[…] and that I would call the Principal to discuss this. Our sons are good students and have never been in any type of trouble. We received a letter in the mail advising our son that he would now have to serve a Saturday detention because he did not appear at the original detention. I've […]June 14, 2009
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FAC Seeks Nominations for 2018 Free Speech & Open Government Award
[…] Annual Winter Meeting of the California Press Foundation, Dec. 6, in San Francisco. Please send nominations, supported by links to online documents or written materials such as letters and newspaper clippings to explain the nature of the performance, service or activity to be saluted, its context and its consequences. Self-nominations are encouraged. (Don’t be […]August 15, 2018
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California Board of Equalization public access rules
[…] agency denies a public records request, it is required to state the reasons for such denial.You can find additional information on the PRA, including a sample request letter, on the FAC's website here: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]January 7, 2011
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Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?
[…] change you for uploading them to the email. The only other potentially appropriate charge would be one associated with a statutory fee. I suggest you write a letter to the agency asking for a breakdown of the fees, and how such charges are supported. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment […]August 30, 2016
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CPRA request response time
[…] notice shall specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days." Id. As a practical matter, one option would be to send a letter to the University Counsel, describing your original request, explaining that the school is in violation of the PRA, and perhaps directing his attention to Section 6259(d) […]June 14, 2009
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Time Frame to Respond to Record Requests
[…] reply that 1) said they received my request 2) stated my original request in italics and 3) said "It is our intent to respond to your request to the extent required by law." And nothing more. That letter was post-marked on the 11th and I have not received any follow-up information. What should I do?June 14, 2009
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Now Hiring: FAC Senior Staff Attorney / Legal Director
[…] Act, the federal Freedom of Information Act and the First Amendment; Conducting and/or managing fact investigations; Drafting and/or supervising the drafting of pleadings, amicus briefs and advocacy letters; Litigating in state and federal court, including managing and meeting deadlines; propounding discovery; communicating with opposing counsel; etc; Identifying, recruiting and managing outside counsel; Managing FAC’s […]October 14, 2021
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The public is severely limited in county meeting participation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this a Brown Act violation?
[…] Under the current health orders, we are prevented from legally meeting with our neighbors, and the local council meetings (precursors to county meetings) have been canceled. Again, letters have poured into County officials the past month to request a postponement of all nonessential project review to remedy this situation, without any response back from […]July 23, 2020
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Opening closed session agenda items by a city council
[…] when a city council would decide, during or after a closed session, that the item under discussion should not have been the subject of a closed session in the first place. In such a case, one way to correct the mistake would be to disclose, on the public record, what occurred in the closed session.June 14, 2009