California High Court: Texts, Emails On Private Accounts Subject To Disclosure

Mealey's (March 3, 2017, 9:37 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Government agencies’ “[e]mployees’ communications about official agency business may be subject to” disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA) even if they were sent or received via personal email or phone accounts, the California Supreme Court ruled March 2, reversing and remanding an appeals court’s decision (City of San Jose, et al. v. The Superior Court of Santa Clara County and Ted Smith, No. S218066, Calif. Sup., 2017 Cal. LEXIS 1607)....