From SF Chronicle:
A state Court of Appeal has ruled that a small-town California newspaper publisher does not have to pay legal fees to a school board he sued over his public records request —a decision hailed by First Amendment advocates as a victory for government transparency.
A loss in the case could have chilled the public and journalists from challenging government agencies that are withholding documents sought under California’s Public Records Act, said Peter Scheer, executive director of theFirst Amendment Coalition. He said that fear of being hit with legal fees could deter people from suing to obtain public records.
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