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CPRA

City wants me to pay to see report on fire at my house

[…] unable to find any cases discussing the specific issue of whether a city or county ordinance qualifies as a "statute" for purposes of the California Public Record Act's copying costs provision, there is at least one case that states that an "ordinance is a local law which is adopted with all the legal formality […]

November 24, 2009
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CPRA

The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

[…] exempts them from disclosure. The exemption that might apply -- depending on the outcome of the disciplinary investigation (explained below) -- is the so-called "privacy" exemption under Government Code § 6254(c). This section exempts from disclosure "[p]ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Gov't […]

October 6, 2009
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CPRA

City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

[…] find a sample PRA request letter on the FAC’s website, available at http://ift.tt/1jmHASg. 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.

July 14, 2014
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Newsgathering

Can CSU lobby for laws that boost their budget?

[…] employees whose activities are supported by federal funds from engaging in partisan political activity). 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.

December 23, 2012
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CPRA

School District Is Citing Student Privacy As Reason for Denying CPRA Request

[…] sample letter, here. 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

May 18, 2018
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Is it Fair Use to post musical film clips for a history class?

[…] County Bar Association has a Lawyer Referral and Information Service. 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 we cannot provide specific legal advice or representation unless separately retained.

June 15, 2015
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First Amendment

Can a newspaper be sued for the content of a letter to the editor?

[…] with you, as we have many years of experience with these types of lawsuits. 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.

August 14, 2015
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CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Accessing reports on police officer involved shooting

[…] should release the records in a redacted form. Gov't Code § 6253(a). 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.

April 16, 2013
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CPRA

How are attorney’s fees calculated in CPRA cases?

First off thank you so much for providing such a boon to transparency in government. I've found an attorney willing to take a CA Public Records Act ("CPRA") case where the would-be defendant won't disclose records that clearly should be or provide an exemption or other concrete reason for not providing the requested documents. […]

July 27, 2010
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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