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CPRA

Animal shelters deny CPRA request for names of rescue orgs we want to support

[…] question: is the name of a rescue organization that "pulls" an impounded animal from a city/county CA shelter exempt from public disclosure in a California Public Records Act request? Our purpose is to direct pledged donations to these rescues but we are told the shelter does not provide the name of rescues that pull […]

October 16, 2015
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CPRA

Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

[…] photos to any member of the public who wanted to see them. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

May 4, 2013
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Court Records CPRA

How Do I Submit CPRA Requests to a CA County Court?

Does a court, judge and/or legal research attorney need to comply with a CPRA request? How can citizens format a CPRA request to view or obtain access to ALL records: electronic files, emails and texts from all devices? Should separate requests be filed for state & county agency? Is there a clean format to avoid delays?

June 15, 2018
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CPRA

Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?

[…] the emails could result in copyright infringement, and the emails include pre-decisional documents like drafts. To what extent are email exchanges between political officials and third parties subject to California Public Records Act requests, considering they "relate to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency"?

March 30, 2020
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CPRA

Obtaining Procedures Manual

Government Code section 6254(f) of the Public Records Act contains an exemption for, among other things, the "security procedures" of any law enforcement agency, which would include the California Highway Patrol. It is not clear if the manual you want would be covered by this exemption. In one case, the California Court of […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Missing Records from Request

[…] the final document, when in fact, at least 80- pages that were not proprietary were excluded. I have documentation. Can I sue under the Calif. Public Records Act? This represents a very big issue that is under the county's jurisdiction. I need an attorney who isn't going to give into the county or is […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Social Media

The mayor blocked people on Facebook after they posted comments in support of Black Lives Matter. Is that illegal?

Blocking users from social media profiles has become a troubling trend amongst government officials nationwide, and the courts have not yet come to a consensus on how the First Amendment applies. As you may have heard, a federal court in New York found that President Trump’s blocking of certain followers on Twitter was a […]

June 6, 2020
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Court Records First Amendment

Can a Newspaper Be Held Liable For How it Described Court Documents in a Story?

[…] and proceedings, such as court records, via the "fair report privilege," which is codified at Cal. Civ. Code § 47(d). The privilege generally applies to publicly available government records, official government reports, and statements made by government officials, and provides an absolute privilege where the reporting is a "fair and true" report of court […]

October 30, 2020
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First Amendment Social Media

I Have Been Blocked from My State Senator’s Instagram Account. What Can I Do?

My state senator has blocked me from making comments or accessing his Instagram account, which is his official Instagram account for the Office of State Senator, and it is clearly a violation of First Amendment rights as a government official, and I need help getting them to reverse the action or sue this senator.

March 27, 2020
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CPRA

How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

[…] manner in which the record has been stored." Gov’t Code § 6252(g). As such, you may request virtually any form of media in the possession of a government agency, including audio recordings. A good first step to obtaining the 911 records you seek is to make a written request. You can find a sample […]

September 24, 2021