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    For the Supreme Court’s decision NOT to rule on the constitutionality of gay marriage, you can blame Jerry Brown

    […] have helped his own political fortunes, but, ironically, his strategy of non-participation ultimately may play into the hands of Prop 8's supporters." The lesson here is that government officials should not rewrite their official job descriptions for short-term political advantage. The official duties and responsibilities of public office exist for institutional reasons that transcend […]

    June 26, 2013

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    FAC Seeks Nominations for 2017 Free Speech & Open Government Award

    The First Amendment Coalition is soliciting nominees for the FAC Free Speech & Open Government Award, given each year for performance of exemplary work in the arena of open government. Qualifications for the award are outstanding accomplishment, service or other contributions to "the people’s right to know" about government. The winner, or winners, could […]

    September 7, 2017

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    Consumers blindsided by secret settlements in hi-tech patent lawsuits

    […] to competition. Agreements in patent feuds between competitors, like the Apple-HTC settlement, pose an even greater threat to competition than mergers. If class actions and mergers require government approval, settlements in patent suits between rivals should be subject to at least the same level of scrutiny. Apple, Samsung, et al. no doubt would defend […]

    December 23, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Violation of Brown Act by fellow board members

    I am an elected official. I believe some of my fellow board members are violating the Brown Act and other public meeting laws. How do I go about getting an investigation into their activities and decision on potential violations and corrections or cures to potential violations?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Special Meetings and Means of Notice

    […] participate in a conference call. The meeting was not called because the General Manager (that will be replaced) replied with this information via the district's attorney: "The Brown Act requires actual,written notice to all 5 Board members in order to call a special meeting." Does the Brown Act prevent a board from holding a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can’t flush out City’s drainage report

    […] them from disclosure. Of course, there are numerous exemptions that the City might invoke in responding to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of the particular case […]

    May 4, 2011

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    CPRA

    CPRA Request being stonewalled by their attorney

    […] acknowledge their attorney as a legal party under the CPRA (there is no mention of attorneys as valid parties under the Act). We have stated that they must respond directly to us but so far they are ignoring us. We are not in litigation with them… we are only exercising our right under the […]

    June 12, 2013

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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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    First Amendment

    Is there a law about distributing fliers near a courthouse?

    […] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public. In order to restrict speech in a public forum or limited […]

    August 27, 2010

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    CPRA

    My PRA request denied, but Buzzfeed published documents on similar case

    […] of 2015, I received a letter from the CBOP citing me for a total of $5000. I was advised by my attorney that since it is a government agency, the citation cannot be fought like a criminal case or a civil case. He called it per se. So I am making payments on it. […]

    September 2, 2016