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What can be done about the California Legislature keeping the public out of the Capitol during COVID-19 pandemic?

[…] cannot do this. I also want to discuss whether using 18 USC S242; 18 USC S245; and 42 USC S1983 is possible to tell them they are acting outside the scope of law and will be personally liable for damages. California's governor has abused his power for seven weeks and now the Legislature is […]

July 1, 2020
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CPRA

Can Employment Records & Dismissal Be Presented in City Council Open Session?

[…] full name and that at this open session there would not be any public comment allowed regarding what was being heard. Is this a violation of the Brown Act? Secondly, along with the agenda that was posted they also posted to the public, online an additional 816 pages of documents that included transcripts from […]

November 16, 2018
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CPRA

Help Needed In Requesting Documents from California Coastal Commission

[…] in California First Amendment Coalition v. Superior Court, 67 Cal. App. 4th 159, 169-70 (1998), is a court-created exemption derived from the same section mentioned above ( Government Code § 6254(a)) and Government Code § 6255 (the so-called "catch-all exemption"). The deliberative process privilege is intended to protect the government’s decision making process. "The […]

March 16, 2020
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Court Finds Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Violated Public Records Act

[…] of our dogged efforts to hold the city of San Jose and former Mayor Liccardo accountable," said Ramona Giwargis, co-founder and CEO of San José Spotlight. " Government cannot operate in the shadows, and public officials should not and cannot conduct stealth government through texts on their private phones, as Mayor Liccardo tried to […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 30, 2023
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California Public Records Act: Delays

September 5, 2025
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Have a question about access to public records, participating in government meetings or First Amendment concerns? We have a dedicated group of lawyers ready to help.

June 11, 2024
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City of Gilroy v. Superior Court

Coalition argues the California Supreme Court should reverse a decision holding that the California Public Records Act does not authorize a court to grant a remedy beyond ordering disclosure of specific records and does not require agencies to retain records sought by members of the public.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
December 20, 2023
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FOIA: Sample Request Letter

A template for submitting your own Freedom of Information Act request.
- Government Transparency and Accountability
September 8, 2024
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Why FAC is Urging the Biden Administration to End Assange Prosecution

[…] publisher with violating the Espionage Act, the Trump Administration opened a door that no previous White House was willing to open. The law prohibits the disclosure of government secrets and to date has been used to prosecute people who leak such secrets to the press. But is vaguely worded enough to potentially allow for […]
- Press Freedom
February 8, 2021
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US releases to FAC new legal memo on 2010 killing of Anwar al-Awlaki. Here’s our analysis.

[…] earlier opportunity to target Awlaki. The February 19 memo focuses on the key issues posed by the planned strike: Awlaki’s rights, as a citizen, and limitations on government power (if any) that derive from those rights. The July 10 memo covers that territory too, but is devoted mainly to an analysis of potential constraints […]
- Government Transparency and Accountability
August 15, 2014