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    Cases Press Release

    FAC Attorneys Awarded $100k for Public Records Win

    […] and that the lawyers who so capably represented FAC’s—and the public’s—interest will be compensated for bringing to light records about misconduct at the highest level of city government." FAC was represented in the litigation by James Chadwick and Julie Bauman of the Sheppard Mullin law firm. Under the California Public Records Act, when government […]

    October 23, 2018

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    Court Rules Santa Clara County Must Disclose Parcel Map Database to California First Amendment Coalition

    […] analyses. Think Google Earth but with a local focus and specialized data. Used together with other publicly available data, the basemap allows citizens to monitor their local government on matters ranging from property tax assessments to zoning variances to street repairs. The basemap will also enable journalists to do reporting that would not otherwise […]

    June 2, 2009

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    Can the First Amendment Survive President Trump?

    […] it is precious. President-elect Donald Trump likes to talk about a future in which America will be great "again." Freedom of speech---in particular, the right to criticize government without having to whisper and look over one’s shoulder---is why, frankly, America is great now. Freedom of speech derives from a mere handful of words inscribed […]

    November 18, 2016

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    California Supreme Court Stops Cities From Charging Steep Fees for Video Redactions

    The California Supreme Court today issued an opinion preventing government agencies from charging the public for editing and compiling police body camera footage and other electronic records before the records are released. The First Amendment Coalition and the California News Publishers Association filed an amicus brief in the case, National Lawyers Guild v. City […]

    May 28, 2020

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    BART feud shows that censorship is never local

    […] never local. So, whether you live in the SF Bay Area or not, whether you ride the BART rail system or not, the recent actions of local government officials affected us all. Last Thursday, during the evening rush hour commute, BART shut down cell antennas in several of its San Francisco stations. According to […]

    August 24, 2011

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    A California Perspective on AG Alberto Gonzales’ Problems

    […] assessments of prosecutors’ performance, and discussions of political strategy. As such, it is doubtful they ever would have seen the light of day in the Golden State. Government officials in California would block disclosure by invoking the "deliberative process privilege," California’s counterpart to the "executive privilege" in the federal system. But in Washington the […]

    June 2, 2009

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    CPRA

    How does the CPRA deal with emails between elected officials

    Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business be subject to examination using the Public Records Act? Would it make a difference if he used his personal computer to send an email to another elected official?

    August 21, 2010

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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    Obtaining concluded investigative reports

    Can an individual obtain through the freedom of Information Act a law enforcement investigation report that has already been concluded? December 8th, 2004 through December 26th, 2004. It was a shooting accident among law enforcement personnel at a shooting range in Northern California.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    What rules must agencies follow when redacting public documents?

    […] agency must or chooses to redact some information from the responsive record(s)? If the public must pay a fee for simply accessing and viewing records, may county governments charge more than the direct cost of reproducing the records? (Following that, and along the lines of [1], since search and retrieval costs are not allowed, […]

    March 21, 2012