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    Court Records

    Accessing Court Records and List of Cases

    […] to those documents unless the court has specifically ordered them to be sealed.  In order to seal such documents, the party wanting the documents to be sealed must file a motion to seal under California Rules of Court Nos. 2.550 and 2.551 (conversely, if those standards and procedures are not met and/or satisfied, the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing 911 Calls and Police Reports

    […] are relying.   A sample written request can be found at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ The PRA exemption at issue for the records you seek is found at Government Code section 6254(f), which exempts from disclosure records of law enforcement complaints and investigations.   Although this section exempts the records themselves from disclosure, a police agency […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Can I be kicked off advisory committee for blogging about politics?

    The First Amendment indeed forbids government officials from retaliating against individuals for speaking out. Blair v. Bethel School Dist., 608 F.3d 540, 543 (9th Cir. 2010). In order to recover for such retaliation, you would have to prove that (1) you were engaged in constitutionally protected activity; (2) as a result, you were subjected […]

    March 5, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Closed sessions to hire and decide pay for outside counsel

    Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code provides that the legislative body of a local agency, "based on advice of its legal counsel," may hold "a closed session to confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending litigation when discussion in open session concerning those matters would prejudice the position of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment School Records

    First Amendment rights on college campuses

    I have run into some First Amendment issues on my college campus. My participation in basic First Amendment activity has resulted in threats of disciplinary action and I also have been denied access to public records. Do First Amendment rights apply to college campuses?

    March 21, 2016

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    CPRA

    FOIA request California State Parks internal investigation

    […] in litigation filed pursuant to this section."  Gov’t Code § 6259(d). Bryan Cave 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 unless separately retained.

    June 1, 2016

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    Newsgathering

    Rules for Redactions in Florida Public Records

    […] records. Here is a link: You might want to first review this statute to see what it says about exemptions and redactions (see Section 119.07(d), which authorizes government personnel to redact information if the information falls within one of the statute’s recognized exemptions, which begin at section 119.071), as well as enforcement of the […]

    June 19, 2018

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    CPRA

    Public Agency Denied PRA Request Claiming Trade Secret Exemption

    […] an email stating they are invoking the right to withhold the financial data related to State Plan Amendment 18-007 under the privilege for trade secrets pursuant to California Government Code section 6254(k) in conjunction with California Evidence Code section 1060. This is public financial accounting, commercial firms are exempt. Can you advise how to proceed?

    January 3, 2020

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    CPRA

    Are Construction Permits Accessible Under the CPRA?

    […] the public and must be disclosed unless a specific provision of the Act or other law exempts them from disclosure. Cal. Gov. Code § 6252(e). If a government agency is claiming that certain records are exempt under the CPRA, it is required to cite the specific exemption and explain how it applies to the […]

    April 26, 2022