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    CPRA

    District won’t release legal bills from defending workers’ comp cases

    My client has a worker's compensation case with the school district and made a public records act request in order to determine how much the school district is spending in her case and in total for legal defense of workers' compensation matters. It is our belief that the attorney is not settling cases for […]

    October 22, 2010

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    Brown Act

    Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?

    It seems like neither the Brown Act nor Bagley-Keene applies to the CA legislature. What law governs the process through which the CA legislature, including committees, considers laws and informs the public of opportunity to comment at hearings. And are there laws that prevent a committee for adding a last-minute amendment (without notice) to […]

    December 17, 2014

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    CPRA

    When Does Copyright Apply to Public Records?

    […] which would seem to be a relevant consideration under California’s Public Records Act. Another conceptual approach to dealing with copyright in public records might be that the government’s copying (or allowing a member to copy) public records to comply with the PRA is a fair use under copyright law, but that the requester’s use […]

    May 23, 2018

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    Brown Act

    Do Chair’s new rules for committee members violate the Brown Act?

    […] just prevented on putting an item on the most recent meetings agenda, although we (a dozen community members and I) were allowed to have a non-agendized, non- action conversation during the meeting. If these protocols pass, will I be bound by them or do I still have the right as a concerned citizen to […]

    May 21, 2015

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    Brown Act

    When can a public Board claim attorney-client privilege?

    […] the published agenda. The purpose of the meeting, which included  a city attorney, was for several board members wanted to present their case against me as a Brown Act violator.  I believe the lawyer was invited to establish a claim of attorney-client privilege to hide their actions from public scrutiny. Can they get away […]

    March 25, 2013

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    Brown Act

    Model Letters

    I was wondering if, under "Model Letters" on the website, CFAC can provide a model letter in regards to a general Ralph M. Brown Act request of an agenda/agenda packet to an organization? I believe this would be helpful as it will communicate clearly to the receiver that they are legally mandated to do […]

    June 14, 2009

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    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

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    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