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    First Amendment

    Are words chosen for tombstone protected speech or can a Public Cemetery District censor them?

    […] the space at issue (in this case, the cemetery), as well as whether the restrictions at issue are content-based or content neutral. As to the "forum" analysis, government property is generally either a public forum, either by tradition or designation (i.e., sidewalks, parks) or a nonpublic forum. In a public forum, conduct is protected […]

    October 4, 2011

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    CPRA School Records

    Employment documents of officials

    Can I request under the Public Records Act the resume and application for employment of a school district Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. I have an interest only in the prior employment history and will assume the private data (address etc). will be blocked out. My interpretation of 6254(c) is that prior work history is […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Destroying public records under the CPRA

    Under what circumstances can government agencies (i.e., a city government) destroy records? I see requests to destroy records from time to time on City Council agendas and this piqued my interest. One recent item stated that said records were "at least two years old" and ready to be destroyed. That seems odd but I […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    CPRA and student records

    Do student records qualify as records whose disclosure is exempted pursuant to Federal law (FERPA) under the Ca. Public Records Act?If so, can I waive my right to privacy or is that exempted under FERPA so that I can make a Ca. Public Records request for these records?Would charges against a student (non-law enforcement […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    What is a Draft? How does that affect Public Records Requests?

    To withhold the report as a"draft," the city must meet a 3-part test set out by the California Court of Appeals: (1) it must show the report is"predecisional" -- i.e., it was prepared to aid the city in making some other decision; (2) it must show the report is not something that the city […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Title IX Compliance Report

    Someone filed a complaint in 2007 alleging that the School District has failed to comply with Title IX of the Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1972.  Then OCR, the agency responsible for compliance with Title IX within the US Department of Education contacted the district and the district filed what […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can I be charged fees for downloading court records posted online?

    […] records remotely, it may be that this provision does not quite fit the situation. 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.

    February 4, 2014

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    CPRA

    PRA request from the California Engineer Board

    […] § 6253.1. You can learn more about the PRA on the FAC website: Public Records 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.

    April 14, 2016

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    CPRA

    CPRA for personal medical record

    I recently submitted a CPRA request inquiring about my personal medical record. The CPRA was accepted but certain information that I requested was forwarded to several medical departments, requiring their consent to disclose. If a document is not responded to through a CPRA, what are my further options, or entitlements (preceding an expensive court action)?

    April 20, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are police dashboard-cam videos exempt from the CPRA?

    […] video was indeed part of a police investigation – either relating to the juvenile or the officer – then the police department can claim an exemption under Government Code 6254(f). And, even more unfortunately, once a record becomes part of an investigatory file, it is exempt from disclosure forever under the Public Records Act, […]

    March 18, 2015