Agencies May Have News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

New CPRA Case Law and Legislation for 2021
While an expansive array of records can be sought via a California Public Records Act request, the right to inspect public records is not without limits. The CPRA does not give unlimited access to records that may be exempt from disclosure. Occasionally the public’s right of access must yield to exemptions, such as individual privacy rights and defined privileges. However, transparency remains the goal.
Last year, the California Legislature and courts gave further guidance in balancing the rights of the public with those of the individual, aiming to further transparency when appropriate. The bulk of the new CPRA guidance comes from case law because most of the proposed legislation that would have affected the CPRA was sidelined by of the COVID-19 crisis. Some of the legislation that was proposed may resurface in 2021, such as Senate Bill 776, which would have significantly altered Penal Code section 832.7, subdivision (b) and e ....

United States , San Francisco Bay , City Of Sacramento , Los Angeles , City Of Hayward , San Francisco , Michael Brown , National Lawyers Guild , California Legislature , Sacramento Superior Court , Carlsbad Police Officers Association , Third District Court , Fourth District Court , Health Care Services , First District Court , California Gun Rights Foundation , California Correctional Health Care Services , American Civil Liberties Union , California Supreme Court , Kqed Inc , Department Of Justice , First Amendment Coalition , California Department Of Justice , Agency Or Relating To Another Employee , Amgen Inc , Los Angeles Superior Court ,