The city sent a letter to the resident who lodged a complaint after a lobbyist’s presentation on the city’s proposed charter.
Tag: First Amendment
Posted inCosta Mesa
Lobbying Exec’s Talk Raises Brown Act Issues in Costa Mesa
A 10-minute presentation by a construction industry representative in favor of the proposed charter might be a violation of both the Brown Act and First Amendment, expert says.
Posted inAnaheim
Anaheim Officials to Consider Records Policy Changes
Mayor Tom Tait directed city officials to review the city’s
records policy after Voice of OC revealed orders to purge
records.
Posted inAnaheim
Expert: Anaheim Records Policy Violates State Law
Policy tells employees to purge some records before they are old
enough to be legally destroyed. Orange County DA’s office calls on
employees to come forward with knowledge of illegal destruction of
records.
Posted inYorba Linda
Does Yorba Linda Mayor’s ID Rule Violate Free Speech?
Mayor Mark Schwing told a speaker at this week’s City Council
meeting that he must give his name. Not so, says our First
Amendment expert.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The Logic Behind the Supreme Court’s Westboro Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the First Amendment protects
the Westboro Baptist Church members who used military funerals as
occasions to spread anti-gay messages.
Posted inHuntington Beach, Irvine
Irvine, Huntington Beach to Receive Legal Threats Over Email Deletions
An attorney with a First Amendment advocacy group will send
letters to the cities demanding an end to ongoing email
destruction.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
Playing Copycat With the Public Records Law
City officials’ similar justifications for routinely destroying
emails show they are mimicking each other and not following the
law, First Amendment advocate says.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories
The First Amendment and the Military
Recent cases illustrate the curious relationship our armed
services sometimes have with freedom of speech.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
A ‘Barkingly’ Unconstitutional Proposal
A state Senate bill that calls for a feasibility study of commercial messages on California license plates is two votes away from going to the governor.
