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    CPRA

    Can Agencies Be Required to Choose Least Costly Format for Electronic Record Reproduction?

    […] responsive to a CPRA request? Is there case law on that question? Context: I am a frequent requestor of video records from agencies across all levels of government and across the country, under various open records laws. I recently got a Dropbox Business account which allows me to create as many "file request" links […]

    November 27, 2018

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    CPRA

    Does “Deliberative Process Privilege” Allow California governor to Withhold Communications Relating to Voter-Mandated Study?

    I submitted a California Public Records Act request to the California Department of Public Health, Bureau of Cannabis Control (BCC), Gov. Newsom, CA Department of Tax and Fee Administration and Attorney General Xavier Becerra regarding the voter mandated nonprofit feasibility study required by the text of CA Prop 64. I received a response from […]

    March 13, 2020

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    CPRA

    Request For Public Employee W2 Forms Fulfilled, But Heavily Redacted. Are The Redactions Legal?

    […] 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.

    April 26, 2022

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    CPRA

    County Refusing to Share Mold Report they Say Requires Us to Vacate. How Can We Access that Report?

    […] your request can be found at the First Amendment Coalition’s website 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.

    April 21, 2022

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    Government Transparency & Accountability

    Ensuring public access to information is essential for the people to know what the government is doing in their name. We advance and defend freedom of information — access to public records and public meetings — through education, policy advocacy and litigation.

    July 3, 2024

  • Cases

    Public Records

    First Amendment Coalition and KQED v. Bonta

    […] exemption of the California Public Records Act, which sometimes allows withholding on the ground that a request imposes an undue burden. However, the court found that the government had not justified invoking the catchall exemption. After the case returned to the trial court, the Attorney General produced some records but withheld others based on […]

    December 12, 2023

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    First Amendment Social Media

    Can a city in Texas limit who can comment on its Facebook (Meta) posts?

    […] is implicated by a public agency’s use of social media, for example when it is clear that the social media account is operated on behalf of the government, the extent to which the agency may regulate public comments generally depends on the type of forum at issue. The Ninth Circuit (which covers California) has […]

    August 19, 2025

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    Court Access

    U.S. v. Center for Investigative Reporting

    […] orders. This case arises from a 1990s FBI investigation into the possible theft of approximately $180 million worth of precious gems and metals belonging to the Russian government by Golden ADA, Inc. ("Golden ADA"), a San Francisco-based diamond importing company. During the investigation, the FBI sought and obtained wiretap orders from a federal district […]

    June 15, 2025