Appeals Court Revives Lawsuit Alleging OC Sheriff, Prosecutors Illegally Use Informants
Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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The court’s focus will be whether the informant program is ongoing and whether it is illegal, the appeals justices wrote.
OC Judge Allows Lawsuit Against Orange County Public Comment Policies to Move Forward
Government
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A lawsuit alleging Orange County supervisors have unconstitutionally restricted public comments got the green light to move forward Wednesday.
More People Could Get Out of Jail Under New Court Orders
Orange County Coronavirus
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The new measures will result in less people in the jails, reads an administrative order from OC Superior Presiding Judge Kirk Nakamura, “thus alleviating some of the pressures for arraignments within 48 hours and preliminary hearings within 10 days.”
OC Approves New Policy to Immediately Destroy Public Records
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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The policy change comes after a judge found the county failed to cite a valid legal justification to destroy records before two years. ACLU lawyers say the new policy goes against the court ruling, while county officials say it’s entirely legal.
OC Proposes New Policy to Destroy Public Records Before 2 Years
public records
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A new policy, up for approval Tuesday, comes on the heels of a court ruling and order this summer tossing out the county’s previous reason for destroying records before two years.
County Asks Court to Let It Keep Deleting Texts About Government Business
Countywide
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County officials are trying “to circumvent California Supreme Court precedent regarding the preservation of text messages,” the ACLU told the court in response. County officials declined to respond to questions about their proposed order.
Despite Ruling, County Won’t Say If It Will Stop Immediately Destroying Public Records
California Public Records Act
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OC officials may have found a way to continue to immediately destroy many public records of their government communications, despite a court ruling that it’s probably illegal to do so.
Judge Rules Against OC’s Immediate Destruction of Public Records
Orange County Board of Supervisors
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Orange County officials likely are breaking the law with a policy allowing immediate destruction of public records and another rule banning public commenters from asking questions of county supervisors or addressing supervisors by name unless they have permission, a Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Judge Hears Arguments on Immediate Destruction of County Public Records
County Government
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ACLU lawyers say the county has a host of illegal and unconstitutional policies and practices that stifle public information and debate. A judge now will decide if officials are breaking the law and whether to block their policies.
ACLU Warns Anaheim Over Its Public Comment Structure
Anaheim public comment
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The American Civil Liberties Union sent warning letters to Anaheim for its public comment structure and the city attorney’s office, in a response letter, defended the system. Now the Council will discuss the matter in a closed session later this month.