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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    School district denies Brown Act violation. What next?

    Thank you for your helpful website. I used your Cure & Correct demand template to submit a Cure & Correct letter to the Board of Trustees and the attorney representing our school district. My letter was sent on April 10, 2013, and it referenced several Brown Act violations related to a School Board meeting […]

    June 17, 2013

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    FAC Urges Mendocino County to Adhere to First Amendment Protections in Establishing Media Program for PRA Requests

    Read FAC’s August 29 Letter to Mendocino County Officials We are urging Mendocino County officials to adhere to First Amendment protections in establishing its media program to offset new fees the county has imposed for copies of records requested under the California Public Records Act. The letter follows Mendocino County’s passage of an ordinance […]

    August 30, 2022

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    Brown Act School Records

    Right to Videotape School Board Meetings

    […] is available at http://www.cfac.org/Law/BrownAct/Text/ba_text.html.) If the board refuses to comply with the Brown Act, the Act provides the following remedies: (1) to demand that the school district cure and correct the violation, and if they do not then sue to have the action taken at an illegal meeting set aside; or (2) simply sue […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Reader-comments sections of news websites needn’t be cesspools. Editors should EDIT comments as they would letters-to-the-editor.

    […] newspapers, by actively moderating online discussions, and by editing (and selectively deleting) comments, assume liability for defamatory comments posted by readers. Although traditional print publication of " letters to the editor" does carry some of these risks, online publishers of user-generated content enjoy a degree of legal protection bordering on complete immunity---thanks to a […]

    March 5, 2010

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    CPRA School Records

    Accessing School Title IX Report

    […] that report housed in a binder five inches thick folder using the district’s online "Contact Us" form.  I received no reply so I sent a first class letter,  asking for the "five inch Title IX Report mentioned in the newspaper."  I cited the California Public Records Act, 6250-6276.48 in the letter. I have not heard […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Demands Investigation, Return of Equipment After Photojournalist Arrested

    […] post has been updated with the latest developments in the Jeremy Portje matter. First Amendment Coalition and the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter sent a letter today to Marin County and Sausalito city officials warning of potential violations of federal and state law in the arrest of journalist Jeremy Portje last week. […]

    December 8, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    How Can I Overturn A Decision Made By City Council Without Notifying Residents?

    […] a specific past action, Cal. Gov. Code § 54960.1 provides the mechanism for bringing such a challenge, which includes a demand to the Board that it " cure and correct" the violation before filing a lawsuit. If action was taken based on improper procedure, the way to remedy the violation would typically be to […]

    January 16, 2020

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    First Amendment

    Can a newspaper be sued for the content of a letter to the editor?

    I am a owner and publisher of a local community newspaper. We printed a letter to the editor that named a person in the community and mentioned their family in regards to legal matters and other issues they were dealing with. Now the person the letter referenced is suing my newspaper, claiming defamation of character. Not […]

    August 14, 2015

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    CPRA First Amendment Police Records

    Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public

    […] "Pursuant to the state's public record act the logs are available to you and all other media and community members. There is nothing stated in the law that requires us to send them to you." Am I correct about the extent of my rights here and do I have any recourse aside from a lawsuit?

    June 17, 2016