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  • Asked and Answered

    FOIA Police Records

    Accessing Information from ICE

    […] to state: how many people have been arrested; who has been arrested; where they have been taken, etc. I've heard that ICE has invoked the federal Privacy Act as a reason for withholding even basic information. My question is: What are the rights of journalists, under FOIA or other authority, to demand this information? […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Getting information from closed sessions

    As a preliminary matter, it is not clear why your Board would have cited Government Code section 54956.9.  Section 54956.9 provides for closed sessions to discuss pending litigation, and does not apply to either of the items you listed in your inquiry. With regard to the first item, public employee discipline/dismissal/release, the Brown Act […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Councilmembers May Have Met Privately to Agree on Vote Outcome

    […] the Council working together in private to agree to pass legislation without public access. I am running for officer in November against this councilmember and if she and other Councilmembers violated the Act, the voters have a right to know about that. If you can give me any feedback on this, I would appreciate it.

    November 6, 2018

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    Brown Act

    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    […] Act. 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.

    January 20, 2021

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement

    While immigration enforcement is largely a federal matter, this guide explains how reporters in California can use state and local records available under the California Public Records Act to report on immigration enforcement. It also provides information on immigration courts and detention centers across the state. Links to guides for accessing federal records through […]

    September 2, 2025

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Can a public official delete users’ comments and block them from the official’s social media account?

    […] on social media." Id. at 198. To satisfy the first prong, a plaintiff "must show more than that had some authority to communicate" on behalf of the government entity, but rather the "alleged censorship must be connected to speech on a matter within bailiwick" or official "portfolio" of responsibilities. Id. at 187–88. The official’s […]

    March 6, 2025

  • Posts

    FAC, ACLU, Fresnoland Demand Fresno City Council Stop Secret Budget Negotiations

    […] council’s budget committee has repeatedly met behind closed doors to finalize the budget in clear violation of the Brown Act, which guarantees the fundamental right to open government. According to Fresnoland, as the fifth largest city in California by population, Fresno stands alone in the top 10 by holding secret budget committee meetings. Although […]

    September 6, 2023

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    Tracy case tests the power of government officials to avoid disclosure of their emails on public business

    […] By Peter Scheer Those enterprising members of the Tracy City Council have come up with a strategy to hide from public view all their written communications about government business. With a bit of legal legerdemain, they claim to be able to evade state open-government laws, transforming their communications from public records into private correspondence. […]

    June 2, 2009

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    NSA surveillance case reflects a growing distrust in the federal judiciary

    […] a suit against the CIA by a victim (by all accounts, innocent) of the agency's "extraordinary rendition" program. The state secrets privilege is the mother of all government privileges because it typically requires, not merely the exclusion of certain evidence, but the outright dismissal of the lawsuit—even if the plaintiff's claims have merit. It's […]

    June 2, 2009