Search Results

Showing 1601 - 1610 of 1865 results

Showing results for government bodies must comply brown act 54951 act90 54951 act 54951 act90 54951 54951 54951

Asked and Answered

CPRA

The CPRA and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance

[…] know from a listing what are home, cell or office numbers? How does this square with the concept that some privacy is waived when people contact their government. What about fax machine call logs? Also is there a concept of private vs official or business email addresses - is it different for citizens than […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

FOIA

SEC Records

[…] try making a records request to the SEC under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"), which applies to all departments of the executive branch of the federal government. Before making your request, you should review the SEC's operating procedures relating to FOIA, which can be found at the following link: http://www.sec.gov/foia.shtml The FOIA requires […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Right to “inspect” public records?

You have a right to "inspect" public records during the office hours of the agency in question. See Government Code sec. 6253. The right to "inspect" is separate from the right to receive a "copy" -- so you have a right to look at the original documents without having the agency make copies (which […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

Court Records CPRA First Amendment Police Records

Sheriff’s office refuses to release crime report unless I am a victim

[…] last name might fall under an exemption from disclosure. 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 16, 2015
Asked and Answered

Newsgathering

Publishing a photo showing license plate numbers

[…] within 15 ft of a preschool classroom and directly across from a row of elementary school classrooms. Therefore, the placards would have been in the plain view of any and all people entering and leaving those classrooms. My question is this: Must I "edit out" the license plate before publishing a photo of the placards?

June 6, 2013
Asked and Answered

First Amendment

Can my High School Principal ban “furry culture” tails on campus?

[…] what is known as intermediate scrutiny to a claim that a school’s content-neutral dress code violated students’ First Amendment rights: "f the District's school uniform policies advance important government interests unrelated to the suppression of free speech, and do so in ways that effect as minimal a restriction on students' free expression as possible, then […]

March 25, 2016
Asked and Answered

First Amendment

Political speech in the workplace

Although the First Amendment limits the restrictions that government employers can place on employee speech, private employers have much greater latitude to restrict employee speech. Both the First Amendment and the free speech right of the California constitution protect against state -- and not private -- action. See Golden Gateway Center v. Golden Gateway […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

First Amendment

Are law enforcement officers exempt from having their court proceedings made public?

[…] for which such records may be examined or used. See Evidence Code Section 1045(d)-(e). 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.

September 15, 2016
Asked and Answered

Newsgathering

Protection against libel for Florida reporters?

[…] contact a Florida attorney who specializes in defamation law to assist in your defense. 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.

January 20, 2015
Asked and Answered

First Amendment

Can a public college bar employees speaking to the press?

[…] of other factors that may be relevant. As a threshold matter, it is important to note that citizens do not surrender their First Amendment rights by becoming government employees. The First Amendment is binding on public institutions. See Widmar v. Vincent, 454 U.S. 263, 268–69 (1981): ("With respect to persons entitled to be there, […]

September 17, 2015