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    First Amendment

    Can Golf Group Nix Magazine Give Away in Parking Lot?

    […] "limited public forums," or areas that traditionally have not been made open to the public, but have become public forums for at least some purposes because the government body that regulates a particular area has made it available for use by the public.In order to restrict speech in a public forum or limited public […]

    June 23, 2010

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    Bagley-Keene Act Brown Act

    Non-profit committee receiving state and private grants subject to Brown Act?

    […] state agencies). To answer that question, you will need to determine (at least) how the committee was created, by whom and under what authority. Brown Act Under Government Code section 54952, some committees, boards, and commissions created by the governing bodies (e.g., local school boards) are subject to the Brown Act. Under a court […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Government Employee Benefits Records

    As a part of freedom of information act, government employees [names & amounts posted] receive their salaries and benefits which are sourced from funds that were generated from the tax base (tax-paying public). I want to know names and amounts of financial benefits (social services/housing) that each person in Santa Clara County receives, as […]

    June 14, 2009

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    July 3, 2024

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    CPRA

    Accessing Government Phone Records

    […] and desk phone records of elected officials are available for review by citizens/news organizations, etc. and that privilege can not be invoked by a municipality or local government to redact the incoming and outgoing phone numbers from those records.  Is that correct?  If so - where has this been done before?  Other than the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    First Amendment

    Restricted from displaying candidate info at debate forum

    […] non-governmental entity. Likewise, it sounds like the tables were set up and maintained by the League for purposes of the League-hosted forum. If this had been a government-hosted forum, and the government prevented a specific candidate from speaking and/or sharing candidate materials, there would be some serious First Amendment issues at stake. However, just […]

    July 19, 2012

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    CPRA

    Does the CPRA cover CA Energy Commission applicants?

    […] photos to any member of the public who wanted to see them. 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.

    May 4, 2013

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    First Amendment

    Can teacher lose job if student-survey questions school board policy?

    […] member would not be protected, it is not clear how the kind of communications you describe would constitute libel or slander. With respect to your second questions, government regulation of employee speech implicates First Amendment issues and is sometimes unconstitutional. The question usually boils down to the "‘balance between the interests of the [employee], […]

    June 5, 2010

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    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    While the City Attorney is correct that the PRA obligates state and local government agencies to provide "records" rather than information, you are also correct in observing that the PRA mandates that "[w]hen a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public […]

    June 14, 2009