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    FAC News Press Release

    Annie Cappetta Joins FAC as Legal Fellow

    […] litigation in the First Amendment Clinic at Vanderbilt. "We are delighted to have Annie on board. She has shown exceptional dedication to the First Amendment and open government, and we look forward to her excellent work in helping expand our legal program’s reach and impact," says FAC’s Legal Director, David Loy. Annie joins in […]

    September 21, 2023

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    FAC News Press Release

    "Mother Jones" publisher Jay Harris and media lawyers Judy Alexander and Ed Davis join CFAC Board

    […] Board of Directors as well, " said James Chadwick, CFAC’s President. "Jay, Judy, and Ed are steeped in the practicalities of putting the First Amendment and open government to work for everyone. They're bringing that expertise to CFAC, and they'll be invaluable additions to the Board," he said. CFAC is a nonprofit advocacy organization […]

    June 2, 2004

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    “Let us Now Praise” a Famous Man: Ray Pryke, Friend of the First Amendment

    BY PETER SCHEER---The First Amendment has lost a good friend. Raymond Pryke, a free speech provocateur, agitator for open and accountable government, and patron of First Amendment scholarship and advocacy, died February 7 in the southern California high-desert community of Hesperia, where he lived and worked for many years. He was 91. A British […]

    February 20, 2015

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    CPRA

    Fee for email copies same as paper copies?

    As for your first question, California’s Public Records Act provides that state and local agencies must provide copies of public records that are not exempt from disclosure "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code § 6253(b). A charge of 10 cents per page is […]

    March 18, 2010

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    CPRA

    Can I access teacher absentee rates at public school?

    […] retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics," Govt. Code section 6252(e) -- are presumed to be open to the public and must be disclosed unless a specific provision of the PRA or other law exempts them from disclosure. Accordingly, a request to your school or school district for […]

    March 18, 2010

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    CPRA

    Individual accessing results on their own background check

    As you likely are aware of, California Government Code section 1031(d) provides that "peace officers" shall "e of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation."Section 1031.1 of the Government Code sets out the requirements facilitating this background investigation.In connection with conducting this investigation, law enforcement agencies often times require that the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Duplication costs and “search fees”

    Under the California Public Records Act ( Government Code section 6250 et seq) a governmental entity is only entitled to the cost of running the copy machines and conceivably also the expense of the person operating it.The cost of duplication does not include the time spent retrieving, inspecting, and handling the file from which […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Right to online publication of events at my preschool

    […] may want to start contact your local Bar Association for referral to an attorney. 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 15, 2013

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    CPRA

    Water Usage Records

    […] established that the narrow privacy rights invaded are so fundamental that they outweigh the public's "fundamental and necessary right" to be informed concerning the workings of its government." Thus, unless the water district can meet its burden of showing that nondisclosure of customer water usage information clearly outweighs disclosure, the public is entitled to […]

    June 14, 2009