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CPRA

Requesting surveillance tapes

You can submit a written request under the California Public Records Act (PRA) to the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station for a copy of the surveillance tape from a particular date. Here is a link to a template of a sample letter on CFAC's website: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ It is not clear how long the station has […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Records Request, Community College, and Time Limits

[…] school is in violation of the PRA because of the delay in getting the records to you, and perhaps directing their attention to Section 6259(d) of the Government Code, which provides that "he court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to […]

June 14, 2009
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Recording at a Board and Care Facility without Permission

[…] may shed some light on whether you may be able to use video/audio equipment in your mother's room in the private facility she resides. The question that must be answered is whether your mother, or someone else in that facility, has a reasonable expectation of privacy from the outside nonpublic world. As a general […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

CA Police Deny CPRA Request on Six-Month Old Case

[…] others. 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. No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

April 11, 2018
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First Amendment

Reporter seeks access to court proceedings involving police personnel records

[…] attorney to see what options you may have for challenging the closure of these proceedings. 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 31, 2016
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First Amendment

Know your rights when protesting in public space

[…] best to try to use the request to see the permit requirement as a way to reach some sort of an agreement with OHV. Some supervisor there must understand that OHV may have a problem if they try to arrest someone for holding a sign that says "Safe Beach Now." If they do produce […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can criminal background checks on county candidates be kept confidential?

[…] are authorized by statute to receive the information. Penal Code section 11076. 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 1, 2013
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CPRA

Can I see the city’s settlement agreement with police officers?

Generally speaking, settlement agreements where one of the parties is a public agency are not exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. See Register Division of Freedom Newspapers v. County of Orange, 158 Cal. App. 3d 893, 909 (1984); Copley Press, Inc. v. Superior Court, 63 Cal. App. 4th 367, 376 (1998). There […]

April 14, 2010
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First Amendment

Student Speech and the First Amendment

[…] and is punishing her for it. They are saying that she was threatening the teacher because in it she said "someone should throw her into the ocean or fuck her." I know that this must be a clear violation of her first amendment rights but no one she's talked to is willing to support her.

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Records request denied due to “deliberative process privilege”

[…] am aware, there has been no additional courts to have ruled on the issue. 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.

June 6, 2013