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CPRA

Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

[…] photos to any member of the public who wanted to see them. 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.

May 4, 2013
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Court Records CPRA

How Do I Submit CPRA Requests to a CA County Court?

Does a court, judge and/or legal research attorney need to comply with a CPRA request? How can citizens format a CPRA request to view or obtain access to ALL records: electronic files, emails and texts from all devices? Should separate requests be filed for state & county agency? Is there a clean format to avoid delays?

June 15, 2018
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CPRA

Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?

[…] the emails could result in copyright infringement, and the emails include pre-decisional documents like drafts. To what extent are email exchanges between political officials and third parties subject to California Public Records Act requests, considering they "relate to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency"?

March 30, 2020
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Brown Act

Videotaped of open meeting and reproduction

The Brown Act, in Government Code section 54953.5, only requires that the board make the tape available for "inspection" in its offices without charge on a tape recorded provided by the board. It does not say anything about obtaining a copy of the tape. However, the section also says that the tape shall be […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

University of California Press

I am a journalist working on a book about a cult that was active in southern California in the 90s. As part of my research, I am trying to obtain records from the University of California Press about a book they published. My hope is to obtain the minutes of the editorial committee meeting […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Obtaining Procedures Manual

Government Code section 6254(f) of the Public Records Act contains an exemption for, among other things, the "security procedures" of any law enforcement agency, which would include the California Highway Patrol. It is not clear if the manual you want would be covered by this exemption. In one case, the California Court of […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Missing Records from Request

[…] the final document, when in fact, at least 80- pages that were not proprietary were excluded. I have documentation. Can I sue under the Calif. Public Records Act? This represents a very big issue that is under the county's jurisdiction. I need an attorney who isn't going to give into the county or is […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Social Media

The mayor blocked people on Facebook after they posted comments in support of Black Lives Matter. Is that illegal?

Blocking users from social media profiles has become a troubling trend amongst government officials nationwide, and the courts have not yet come to a consensus on how the First Amendment applies. As you may have heard, a federal court in New York found that President Trump’s blocking of certain followers on Twitter was a […]

June 6, 2020
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Brown Act

Limitation On Public Comments At City Council Meeting

If a city council establishes a protocol whereby the mayor may unilaterally decide to limit public comments on a topic to no more than 45 minutes, thereby preventing people present who wish to make public comments from speaking, is that compliant with the Brown Act?

March 3, 2020
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Court Records First Amendment

Can a Newspaper Be Held Liable For How it Described Court Documents in a Story?

[…] and proceedings, such as court records, via the "fair report privilege," which is codified at Cal. Civ. Code § 47(d). The privilege generally applies to publicly available government records, official government reports, and statements made by government officials, and provides an absolute privilege where the reporting is a "fair and true" report of court […]

October 30, 2020