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Brown Act First Amendment

School Site Council tactics intimidate parents, public

[…] the legislative body from establishing a procedure for readmitting an individual or individuals not responsible for willfully disturbing the orderly conduct of the meeting. Gov't Code § 54957.9. As you can see, this provision allows for removing individuals from a meeting only when they have "willfully interrupted" the meeting so as to "render the […]

February 3, 2012
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Brown Act

Brown Act requirement for private nonprofits?

July 19, 2012
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Brown Act

School Boards, Closed Sessions, and Student Files

[…] Brown Act requires the school district to disclose, in the open meeting, "the item or items to be discussed in the closed session." Cal. Gov. Code Sec. 54957.7. Nothing in that section "shall require or authorize a disclosure of information prohibited by state or federal law." Id. While the authority to conduct a closed […]

June 14, 2009
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First Amendment Social Media

Can the City ban negative online posting by public employees, officials?

March 5, 2015
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Brown Act

Religious institutions and the Brown Act

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act First Amendment

Taping of public charter school meetings curtailed by corporate owners

October 13, 2014
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Brown Act

Private Homeowners Associations

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Does the CA legislature have an open meeting law?

[…] with the Joint Rule of the Assembly and Senate. Govt. Code § 9028. The legislature may only hold a meeting in closed session in order to consider the appointment or evaluation of an employee, to consider matters that impact the safety of members of the legislature, or to confer with counsel. Govt. Code § 9029. Additionally, […]

December 17, 2014
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Brown Act

Does the Brown Act apply to volunteer fire company

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Brown Act violation involving resignations

[…] not violate the Brown Act (pertaining to open meetings), but it might violate the Board’s bylaws. You may want to request a copy, to determine voting and appointment requirements. Additionally, the resignation (and any document rescinding it) may be available to you by way of a public records request. The Public Records Act provides […]

April 4, 2016