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    Brown Act School Records

    My statement was inaccurately depicted in published minutes

    […] laws that would require the board to take any action. Holme Roberts & Owen 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.

    December 6, 2010

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    CPRA

    Blanket Denial of CPRA Requests from Law Enforcement Agency

    […] your follow-up letter. Bryan Cave 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.  No attorney-client relationship has been formed by way of this response.

    May 16, 2018

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    CPRA

    My CPRA requests have been ignored. What can I do?

    […] will be obligated to pay your attorney’s fees.  Gov’t Code § 6259. Bryan Cave 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 unless separately retained.

    May 19, 2015

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    CPRA

    How to access Health & Safety building layout plans

    […] hampered by difficulty in identifying the records to be requested. Holme Roberts & Owen 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.

    August 17, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can I appeal a records request denial from State Medical Board?

    […] mention that you are seeking representation under a contingency or alternative-fee arrangement. 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.

    August 22, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Free speech and advocating illegal drugs

    The First Amendment (and the California Constitution) protect individuals against government action based on the individual's truthful speech in many situations.  A social networking site focused on a drug that is illegal throughout most of the country could conceivably implicate various state or federal criminal laws, though, including what liability you might have for […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can CA Alcoholic Beverage Control withhold documents?

    […] one of the resources listed on the American Bar Association website (http://apps.americanbar.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/home.cfm). 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.

    September 15, 2014

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    CPRA

    The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

    […] exempts them from disclosure.  The exemption that might apply -- depending on the outcome of the disciplinary investigation (explained below) -- is the so-called "privacy" exemption under Government Code § 6254(c).  This section exempts from disclosure "[p]ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy."  Gov't […]

    October 6, 2009

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    CPRA

    City rules complainant names are always withheld

    […] explicitly or because the 6255 began and ended with it). Holme Roberts & Owen 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.

    December 28, 2010