California Assembly Bill 1821 permits government agencies to petition a superior court to determine if a requester submitted a public records request with malicious intent. If the court finds that the request was made with such intent, it may delay the fulfillment of the request.
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- loaded language: 'crazy new bill'
- loaded language: 'malicious intent'
- framing: headline asserting a conclusion
- framing: selective emphasis on potential negative consequences
- editorializing: Californians could be sued, charged $88 per hour for asking questions
- editorializing: crazy new bill
- omitted response: a named/criticized party is given no chance to respond
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California Assembly Bill 1821 allows courts to assess malicious intent in public records requests
California Assembly Bill 1821 allows government agencies to seek court intervention if they believe a public records request was made with malicious intent. This could result in delays in fulfilling such requests.
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Bias Indicators Removed
- ✕ loaded language: 'crazy new bill'
- ✕ loaded language: 'malicious intent'
- ✕ framing: headline asserting a conclusion
- ✕ framing: selective emphasis on potential negative consequences
- ✕ editorializing: Californians could be sued, charged $88 per hour for asking questions
- ✕ editorializing: crazy new bill
- ✕ omitted response: a named/criticized party is given no chance to respond
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Californians could be sued, charged $88 per hour for asking questions of state government under crazy new bill
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California Assembly Bill 1821 allows courts to assess malicious intent in public records requests