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    CPRA

    Administrative hearing transcripts

    […] called the judge and he claimed that they were confidential attorney work product. 1. My reading of the California Code is that a transcript of administrative hearings must be made. 2. As a party to the action, and also because this was an open meeting, that transcript should be available to me. 3. This […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    “Amended” agenda for public meeting

    California Government Code section 54954.2(a) requires the legislative body of the local agency to post an agenda at least 72 hours before a regular meeting. There is no exception to the 72-hour notice requirement for amended agendas. So, the posting of the "amended" agenda you describe below is most likely a violation of the […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA not denied, but never produced by agency

    […] letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website at https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen 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. Access to Records

    February 2, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can a School Board Restrict Recording of a Meeting to a Designated Area?

    […] certain how a reviewing court would interpret this provision of the law. 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.

    February 17, 2021

  • Asked and Answered

    Bagley-Keene Act

    How Do Citizens Know If Agenda Items Meet the Criteria for Closed Sessions Discussion?

    […] the discussions of item 4a, b, c, and are therefore also more appropriate for closed session. The basis for this is found in the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (see Gov. Code, sec. 11120 and following.)" This sounds good, but (a) it's a huge break from how the items were handled in the past and […]

    December 14, 2020

  • Latest News

    How Trump’s War on Free Speech Threatens the Republic

    […] subpoenaed and seized phone records from more than 100 Associated Press reporters, potentially in violation of the department’s own policies. Thanks to the rampant over classification of government documents, Obama’s pursuit of whistleblowers meant that even relatively mundane disclosures could have serious, even criminal, consequences for the leaker. Under Obama, McClatchy noted in 2013, […]

    June 6, 2017

  • Events

    Media Leak Investigations and the First Amendment

    […] development praised by press-freedom groups. The following live panel discussion took place days before the memo was released. Journalists’ ability to protect confidential sources and keep the government from accessing their unpublished notes and other communications records is key to newsgathering and a core part of press freedom. That’s why recent revelations that the U.S. Justice […]

    August 13, 2024

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    Request a Training

    FAC hosts training sessions for the press and public on a variety of open government and First Amendment topics. Below are examples of sessions we offer, which can be conducted virtually or in person, and feature experts in First Amendment, public access, and newsgathering issues. If you would like to bring FAC to your […]

    June 12, 2024

  • Posts

    First Amendment Press Rights

    FAC Calls on Governor to Sign Bill Strengthening Press Protections at Protests

    […] allows a journalist whohas been detained to speak to the supervisory officer to immediately challenge their detention. The last year's events have further illustrated why the governor must act.More than 50 journalists reported being targeted by law enforcement while covering protests in California, and adisproportionatenumber of those journalists are Black or brown, Ashanti Blaize-Hopkinswrites […]

    September 30, 2021