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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Charge CPRA Fees for Staff Time Spent on Request?

    […] fee. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    November 21, 2018

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    CPRA

    CPRA Request Denied Citing “Investigatory Files” Exemption

    […] you. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    November 19, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    School District Delays CPRA Response Beyond the Hearing Date For Which Documents Are Needed

    […] sohere. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    February 10, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City’s Update Letters Not Shared With Public Until A Week After Release to Staff & Council

    […] here. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    March 10, 2020

  • Events

    Newsgathering

    Behind the Headlines: A Public Records Training Session for Journalists

    […] months of student protests. Annie Cappetta, Legal Fellow, First Amendment Coalition Cappetta contributes to FAC’s free Legal Hotline, which provides educational information about the California Public Records Act, other public access laws and the First Amendment. She also represents journalists in public records and First Amendment cases. She will share expertise on how to […]

    August 10, 2024

  • Cases

    Newsgathering

    Los Angeles Press Club v. County of Los Angeles

    […] Amendment and other statutory and constitutional protections, including California Penal Code section 13652, that apply to everyone. It also seeks an injunction requiring the Sheriff’s Department to comply with these laws moving forward. The case, Los Angeles Press Club v. County of Los Angeles, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central […]

    July 11, 2025

  • Cases

    First Amendment Newsgathering

    Los Angeles Press Club v. City of Los Angeles

    […] First Amendment and other statutory and constitutional protections, including California Penal Code section 13652, that apply to everyone. It also seeks an injunction requiring the LAPD to comply with these laws moving forward. The case, Los Angeles Press Club v. City of Los Angeles, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central […]

    June 18, 2025

  • Latest News

    Blog

    Fighting for Press Rights at California Protests

    […] of Northern California, we reminded the SFPD of the department’s obligations to the press under the First Amendment and state law. Our message is clear: Law enforcement must stop intentional interference in lawful newsgathering. And with hundreds of marches and protests planned for this weekend, it is even more crucial that federal and local […]

    June 12, 2025

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Opposes Newspaper Ban in Fullerton Public Buildings

    […] Foundation points out, "Press freedom means little if people don’t have access to the journalism they want to read. News publishers have come to depend on their newspapers’ availability at government buildings to inform the public. Their readership will suffer if the ban is allowed to stand, and so will the public discourse in Fullerton."

    May 6, 2025

  • Posts

    First Amendment

    FAC Urges L.A. City Council to Reject Ban on Certain Epithets at Council Meetings

    […] City Council urging it to reject a ban on using the "C-word" or "N-word" at city council meetings. FAC writes: "While public officials and private persons are free to express their disagreement with certain speech, the government may not silence speech simply because it finds the speech offensive, degrading, or upsetting to some or many."

    April 28, 2025