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Wisconsin governor and media reach agreement on release of e-mails

donal brown March 17, 2011

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker settled a lawsuit seeking e-mails sent to the governor on the “budget repair bill” that the governor said overwhelming supported the bill. The governor agreed to pay the attorney fees for the plaintiffs, Isthmus newspaper and the Wisconsin Associated Press, and to produce the e-mails on March 22. The plaintiffs agreed not to publish names when there was good reason to withhold them, to protect vulnerable individuals, and to respect person

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Arizona newspaper sues for release of college records of man accused of shooting congresswoman

donal brown March 17, 2011

The Arizon Republican has sued Pima Community College for records pertaining to Jared Loughner accused of killing six and wounding 13 others including Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. The newspaper said the information is of great importance to the public to understanding Loughner’s actions and that all records sought are public records. Over the last two months, the college has denied multiple requests for the records. -db From the Courthouse News Service, March 17, 2011. Full Story

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Publisher seeks reversal of $5 million defamation award

donal brown March 17, 2011

Publisher Thomson West has appealed a jury verdict awarding $5 million to two law professors after the company published a legal supplement under their names that the professors said was “a total ripoff.” The West attorneys admitted that they gave the supplement to an inexperienced editor who made errors, but that not meeting professional standards in editing did not constitute actual malice required to find defamation. -db From the Courthouse News Service, March 16, 2011,

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California: San Juan Bautista city attorney acknowledges open meeting violation

donal brown March 17, 2011

During a town hall gathering last week, San Juan Bautista council members discussed topics that were not on the agenda, prompting the city attorney to conclude that the council had committed a violation of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. With all five of the council members in attendance, they discussed a number of issues including the possibility of becoming a charter city, installing traffic cameras, and state park budget problems, items that

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California: Desert school administrators sue trustees over alleged open meeting violations

donal brown March 17, 2011

Three administrators of the Coachella Valley Unified School District are suing the district claiming the trustees violated open meeting laws. In a closed session in January, the board placed the three administrators on leave. In My Desert, Michelle Mitchell reports, “The trio’s lawsuits accuse the district of violating the Ralph M. Brown Act, which governs public meetings, because nothing on the board’s meeting agenda mentioned that it would vote on any actions against the administrators.

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