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  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act First Amendment

    Limiting Public Comment at Meetings

    […] and politically, they could never get away with applying such a rule to non-consent agenda items, and that this represents a large and dangerous loophole in the Brown Act and 1st Amendment if permitted. In particular, this particular rule also appears targeted at a single, specific individual who is consistently the primary target of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Board of Directors Closed Session

    […] closed session, I was told that the Board of Directors were considered personnel and as so covered under the personnel matters exception in the Davis-Sterling Open Meeting Act. I read a pamphlet from the California Attorney General's office that was very clear that board members are not considered personnel under the Bagley-Keene Act. Does […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Brown Act rules for scheduling a meeting

    […] discussions are not a "meeting" for the purposes of the Brown Act. 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.

    October 18, 2013

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Obligation to stated agenda

    Labor law requires that in order to negotiate a new contract the union's proposals must be presented in a public meeting. The School District agendized the sunshining of a teamsters union contract proposal but did not have the proposal available at the meeting or place the proposal on its website.  It only showed on […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Accessing university’s decision making on promotions and tenure

    UCLA is subject to California's open records law, the Public Records Act, Government Code § 6250 et seq. Under the Act, records that are "prepared, owned, used, or retained" by a public agency are presumptively subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies.  Gov't Code § 6252(e).  This would include, presumptively, records related to a […]

    June 9, 2015

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    Brown Act

    Is It Legal to Exclude the Public From a Regularly Scheduled Public Meeting?

    […] present. Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 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.

    January 20, 2021

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Immigration Enforcement

    While immigration enforcement is largely a federal matter, this guide explains how reporters in California can use state and local records available under the California Public Records Act to report on immigration enforcement. It also provides information on immigration courts and detention centers across the state. Links to guides for accessing federal records through […]

    September 2, 2025

  • Latest News

    Press Release

    FAC, ACLU Sue City of Fresno for Open Meetings Law Violation

    […] negotiated the city’s annual budget behind closed doors, violating California’s law on open public meetings and depriving the people of their fundamental right to transparency in local government. The City’s proposed budget is then typically rubber-stamped by the City Council. For example, during Fresno’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget process, the Budget Committee — composed […]

    November 15, 2023