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    Brown Act

    COVID-19 Prohibition On Public Gatherings Prevented Me From Speaking to the Public

    […] any meeting governed by the Brown Act. Cal. Gov. Code § 54953(a). However, in March, Governor Newsom issued executive orders N-25-20andN-29-20, which temporarily suspended any Brown Act requirements "expressly or impliedly requiring the physical presence of members, the clerk or other personnel of the body, or of the public as a condition of participation […]

    January 20, 2021

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    Cases Press Release

    Temecula Residents Sue School Board and its President for First Amendment and Brown Act Violations

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: [email protected] Los Angeles – Today, Temecula, Calif., residents Upneet Dhaliwal and Julie Geary sued the Temecula Valley Unified School District, its Board of Trustees, and its president, Joseph Komrosky, for violating their rights under the First Amendment and California law by ejecting them from school board meetings without cause. […]

    December 22, 2023

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    Bench-Bar-Media Committee proposals for greater media access

    […] the courtroom, instituting public notices for gag orders by posting on local court websites; and a proposal to develop a rule that requires all courts to post notice of any application for, or entry of sealed records. The report also addresses the need to educate the public and media about legal terminology; create public […]

    September 23, 2010

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    Brown Act CPRA

    Recording public’s comments in board minutes

    […] documents accessible under the California Public Records Act.  Section 54957.5 of the Brown Act provides, in part: "(a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other provisions of law, agendas of public meetings and any other writings, when distributed to all, or a majority of all, of the members of a legislative body of a local […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Did email exchange between committee members violate Brown Act?

    […] sick time he had left, etc. He didn't know when it was he would be resigning. Over the course of the following week, most of us left for separate vacations. There are five of us total. Over the course of 8/7/13 to 8/14/13 we emailed one another about his leaving while on our vacations. We used […]

    March 16, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Signing In at Public Meetings

    Is it legal for a public school board at to require a member of the public to sign in in order to address the board on an agendized item?

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Does the Brown Act Offer Recourse for Activists Barred from City Council Meeting?

    […] nothing wrong. Some of us eventually made it in, including myself, but other never made it in and were unable to speak during public comments. I would like to see if there is some sort of recourse we can pursue against the city/police department for violating our rights to attend and participate in the meeting.

    February 12, 2018

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    Brown Act First Amendment

    Public Comment at meetings, Campaigning, and Freedom of Speech

    May a legislative body prevent members of the public speaking during the public comments agenda item from blatantly campaigning for or against a candidate for that body?  I believe that that type of discussion is "not a matter subject to the body's jurisdiction."  I also believe that such comments at such a meeting are […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Minutes and closed sessions

    […] attorney was present at the meeting in the minutes?  Also, if the minutes are simply in error and there actually was a teleconference with the attorney, would this per se invalidate the board action from that closed session, or would only proving the absence of any legal billing for that date/time invalidate the board action?

    June 14, 2009