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    First Amendment

    Protesting on school grounds

    […] public fora.  See ACLU v. City of Las Vegas, 333 F.3d 1092, 1099 (9th Cir. 2003).  "Public fora have achieved a special status in our law; the government must bear an extraordinarily heavy burden to regulate speech in such locales."  Grossman v. City of Portland, 33 F.3d 1200, 1204 (9th Cir. 1995).  In order […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA School Records

    District denies teacher access to defaming emails

    […] you may consider suggesting the school district redact all information not pertaining to you. 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.

    November 12, 2013

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    CPRA School Records

    School district denies all complaint related CPRA requests

    […] you how it determined that the public interest in disclosure was so clearly outweighed. 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.

    May 21, 2013

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    CPRA

    Am I allowed to make my own copies instead of paying the agency fees?

    A local government agency has allowed me to inspect public records per a PRA request, but refuses to allow me to make copies at my own expense. Instead they maintain the position that my rights end at inspection and I would need to pay them to make any copies. Are you aware of any […]

    September 14, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Seeking 911 records for wrongful death

    […] included in the statutory definition of a "health care provider." It reasoned that the term included persons ‘reasonably believed to be such by the patient.’"  See Open Government Guide, Access to Public Records and Meetings in Louisiana, Sixth Edition (2011), Section (IV)(N)(3). In any event, you should probably submit a written request for the […]

    March 28, 2016

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Requests for crime reports denied by police department

    […] having trouble obtaining crime reports from our local police department. I've requested crime reports twice and both times I'm told that they are being withheld because of Government Code section 6254(f). To be clear, one time I requested all crime reports that had been filed over a month period. The second time, I requested […]

    July 10, 2017

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    CPRA

    Request for sheriff’s homeless policy leads to trouble

    […] by the County Sheriff in conjunction with numerous other county agencies. The Sheriff's Department responded that they had "been unable to locate responsive documents and as such cannot comply therewith." In addition, the sheriff's department then engaged in retaliatory intimidation, sending a deputy to question the person whose name appears on the request for information.

    March 30, 2010

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    CPRA

    City council candidates’ website URLs have been excluded from the city website

    […] would constitute endorsement, though it is possible that there is some legal basis for this concern.From the perspective of our core expertise -- First Amendment and open government issues -- the question might be whether some legal principle requires the city council to do so.Though a state or local agency would likely be required […]

    October 11, 2011

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    First Amendment

    Do we have the right to exercise 1st Amendment rights on shopping mall properties?

    Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to your question.  Generally, the First Amendment applies only to government actors, and since shopping centers are often privately owned, many of the broad First Amendment rights associated with public spaces such as parks and public sidewalks do not necessarily apply.  That said, there are situations where First Amendment […]

    May 31, 2016

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    CPRA

    Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?

    […] in the ordinary course of business, if the public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Govt. Code Section 6454(a). Although some government personnel mistakenly believe that any "draft" document is automatically subject to this exemption, reading the text of the statute itself indicates that the exemption only applies […]

    March 29, 2012