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Officer-Involved Shootings Public Records Act

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First Court Ruling on Merits of SB 1421 - Police Unions’ Argument to Block Release of Pre-2019 Records Found “Legally...

In the first court ruling on Senate Bill 1421, a judge held that the new California law only applies prospectively, but still requires disclosure of pre-2019 police personnel records in response to Public Record Act requests...more

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Certain Police Personnel Records No Longer Confidential - New California Law Increases Access To Records Under PRA

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Local agencies in California will be required to provide increased access to peace and custodial officer personnel records with the passage of SB 1421, signed by Gov. Jerry Brown....more

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Private Attorney General Statute to Award Fees Used in a Reverse-PRA Dispute - Part III: Pasadena Police Officers Association v....

Reversing a lower court, a California appellate court found that a newspaper could recover attorneys’ fees under the Private Attorney General Statute in a Public Records Act suit. The Second District Court of Appeal decision...more

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An Appellate Court’s Observation May Have Effect on Reverse-PRA Actions - Part II: Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of...

In Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of Pasadena, the Second District Court of Appeal made an interesting observation about the effect of the Public Records Act’s time requirement for a response to a PRA request...more

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PRA Fee Award Narrowed to Cover the Issue of Scope of Redactions - Part I: Pasadena Police Officers Association v. City of...

A California Court of Appeal upheld a decision to drastically reduce an attorney fee award request against the City of Pasadena to a newspaper in a Public Records Act litigation — a decision that should bring relief to public...more

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