The First Amendment Coalition and a number of newspapers across the state are appealing a case involving an alleged Brown Act violation by the Tulare County Board of Supervisors who held 30 lunch meetings without public participation. A superior court judge dismissed the suit as lacking factual basis to proceed to trial.
The appeal is seen as a way to honor the memory of open-government advocate and CalAware co-founder Rich McKee who died last month. McKee filed the original suit in March of 2010. -db
From the Fresno Bee, May 4, 2011.
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