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    Brown Act

    Mayor and University Official Meetings

    […] that the Bagley-Keene Act, which generally requires meetings of multimember "state bodies" to be public, also appears to be inapplicable to the situation you describe.  Under California Government Code 11121, a "state body" includes any of the following: (a) Every state board, or commission, or similar multimember body of the state that is created […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Public Funds and the CPRA

    […] is authority for the proposition that agencies that are subject to the Brown Act are subject to the PRA, as well.  The definition of "local agency" under Government Code Section 6252 includes "nonprofit entities that are legislative bodies of a local agency pursuant to subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 54952 [the Brown Act]."  […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Improper Noticing of Serial and Special Meetings In Violation of the Brown Act

    […] judicial determination that a violation of the Brown Act took place, and ordering that the council cease from engaging in future violations of the Brown Act. Under Government Code§ 54960(a): The district attorney or any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing […]

    March 11, 2020

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    Brown Act

    Does A Closed Session Employment Termination Decision Violate the Brown Act?

    Where issues of employment are involved, legislative bodies often opt to deliberate in closed session as allowed under Government Code § 54957(b). Per that statute, the legislative body may hold a closed session during a regular or special meeting "to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, discipline, or dismissal of a public employee." […]

    November 12, 2018

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    First Amendment

    Does a Member of a Public Body Have a First Amendment Claim if He or She is Punished for Speaking Out?

    […] to limit what their employees can say on behalf of the company or while engaged in work functions. The First Amendment, with some exceptions, generally prevents the government from limiting citizens’ speech. The First Amendment analysis is therefore somewhat complicated when the government is the employer. As a threshold matter, it is important to […]

    September 22, 2021

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    First Amendment

    What are the free speech rights of public employees?

    […] employment at the school. While we cannot provide specific advice through this service, I can give you an overview of the First Amendment and its application to government employees. As a threshold matter, it is important to note that "public employees do not surrender all their First Amendment rights by reason of their employment." […]

    May 8, 2019

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    Government Transparency & Accountability

    Ensuring public access to information is essential for the people to know what the government is doing in their name. We advance and defend freedom of information — access to public records and public meetings — through education, policy advocacy and litigation.

    July 3, 2024

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    Blog

    FAC has a new tool for covering immigration enforcement – and more guides to come!

    […] shine a light on systems that can feel like black holes. A few years ago, after a colleague and I struggled to get information from the federal government about conditions in California’s immigration detention centers, we painstakingly examined hundreds of calls to local police and other records from the detention centers to shed some […]

    September 3, 2025

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    2023 Impact Report

    Our Fight for Government Transparency, a Free Press, and Free Expresssion

    May 1, 2024