Public Law
Public Law Journal: Fall 2015, Vol. 38, No. 4
Content
- Barbara Parker Honored as the 2015 Public Lawyer of the Year
- Five Members Appointed to the Public Law Section Executive Committee
- Message from the Chair
- Public Law Journal
- Public Law Section Continues Partnerships with California Law Schools to Initiate Panel Receptions with Public Officials and Practitioners
- Public Law Section
- Remarks of the 2015 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award Recipient Barbara Parker
- Santa Brought Measles: California's 2014 Measles Outbreak and the Constitutionality of Mandates and Religious Exemptions
- Uci Law Student Tilman Heyer Wins Public Law Student Writing Competition
- Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policies: Common Pitfalls for the Public Employer
- Litigation & Case Law Update
Litigation & Case Law Update
By Eugene Park*
PUBLIC RECORDS
League of California Cities v. Superior Court of San Diego County (2015) 241 Cal.App.4th 976.
The San Diegans for Open Government submitted a Public Records Act ("Act") request for all emails sent or received from the San Diego City Attorney’s personal account. The City withheld, among other records, emails exchanged with a legal assistant and attorney members of the League of California Cities ("League") because they were not public records or were privileged. After reviewing a privilege log but declining to conduct an in camera review of the withheld emails, the trial court held the City failed to demonstrate that the emails were validly withheld under the Act and ordered them produced. The League petitioned to halt disclosure. Among the principal contentions was that the League did not have standing to appeal because it was not a "party" to the trial court proceedings, as required by the Act.