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Southern California: Alleged Brown Act violation by school district during teleconferencing

donal brown July 27, 2010

The Orange Unified School District board of trustees has allegedly violated the Brown Act, California’s open meeting act in failing to observe the rules governing teleconferencing votes. According to the act, all votes during teleconference must be rollcall votes. -db Greater Orange News Service July 26, 2010 With Trustee Kim Nichols participating in the June 10, 2010 OUSD Board meeting by teleconference from Memphis Tennessee, the OUSD Board voted by illegal voice vote on several

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Public agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know

donal brown July 27, 2010

An editorial in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat calls for the Sonoma County employee association to release information on pensioners receiving over $100,000 a year. In a recent case in Sacramento County, a judge ruled that under California’s Brown Act Sacramento County could not keep pension information from the public. -db Pubilc agency pensions: Editorial reaffirms public’s right-to-know Santa Rosa Press Democrat Editorial July 23, 2010 http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100723/OPINION/100729808/1043/opinion?Title=PD-Editorial-Right-to-know “The people of this state do not yield

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Free speech: Yellowstone sheriff deputies win judgment

donal brown July 26, 2010

A federal jury agreed with three Yellowstone County sheriff’s officers that they were discriminated against after their superiors retaliated against them for filing human rights complaints and grievances.-db Free speech: Yellowstone sheriff deputies win judgment http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/article_1257f8c0-9683-11df-9fb4-001cc4c03286.html Billings Gazette July 23, 2010 By Matt Hagengruber A federal jury awarded nearly $1 million in damages to three Yellowstone County sheriff’s officers after finding that their commanders discriminated against them and retaliated against them when they complained. In

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Rally in Dearborn supports arrested Christian missionaries

FAC July 26, 2010

Saying that the right to free speech is important, about 25 demonstrators rallied today on the steps of Dearborn City Hall in favor of the four Christian missionaries arrested at the Arab International Festival for allegedly disturbing the peace. Detroit Free Press By Niraj Warikoo July 26, 2010 The rally was organized by Majed Moughni, a Dearborn attorney who is Muslim and concerned that the June 19 arrests violated the U.S. Constitution and harmed the

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Federal judge rejects Caseyville official’s claim that firing violated his free speech rights

FAC July 26, 2010

A former village official’s claim that his firing violated First Amendment guarantees of free speech has been rejected by a federal judge. bnd.com By George Pawlaczyk July 26, 2010 CASEYVILLE — Former Tax Increment Financing Director Rick Casey filed suit last year in federal court in East St. Louis against Mayor George Chance and the village. Casey claimed that his removal by the village board in 2008 was connected to statements he made concerning public issues

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