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    Brown Act CPRA

    Can we compel our non-profit hospital to share financial information with the community?

    […] is up to the directors to insist that staff provide this information. 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.

    October 21, 2013

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    CPRA

    Can Employment Records & Dismissal Be Presented in City Council Open Session?

    […] full name and that at this open session there would not be any public comment allowed regarding what was being heard. Is this a violation of the Brown Act? Secondly, along with the agenda that was posted they also posted to the public, online an additional 816 pages of documents that included transcripts from […]

    November 16, 2018

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    CPRA

    Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

    […] in California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159, 169-70 (1998), is a court-created exemption derived from the same section mentioned above ( Government Code § 6254(a)) and Government Code § 6255 (the so-called "catch-all exemption"). The deliberative process privilege is intended to protect the government’s decision making process. "The […]

    March 16, 2020

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    Press Release

    Court Finds Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Violated Public Records Act

    […] of our dogged efforts to hold the city of San Jose and former Mayor Liccardo accountable," said Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO of San José Spotlight. " Government cannot operate in the shadows, and public officials should not and cannot conduct stealth government through texts on their private phones, as Mayor Liccardo tried to […]

    August 30, 2023

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    Press Release

    “The Alabama Solution,” The Oaklandside, and Mississippi Today/New York Times/Reveal Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Free Speech and Open Government

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2026 Contact: [email protected] San Rafael, Calif. – Today the First Amendment Coalition announced the winners of its 2025 Free Speech and Open Government Award. They are Ashley McBride and Callie Rhoades of The Oaklandside; Robert Earl Council, Melvin Ray, and Ricardo "Raoul" Poole of "The Alabama Solution" documentary film; […]

    March 2, 2026

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    California Public Records Act: Delays

    September 5, 2025

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    Have a question about access to public records, participating in government meetings or First Amendment concerns? We have a dedicated group of lawyers ready to help.

    June 11, 2024

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    Public Records

    City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

    Coalition argues the California Supreme Court should reverse a decision holding that the California Public Records Act does not authorize a court to grant a remedy beyond ordering disclosure of specific records and does not require agencies to retain records sought by members of the public. CLOSED

    December 20, 2023