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    Did City Violate Brown Act With This Switch of issue Decided During Closed Session?

    I'm wondering whether my city violated the Brown Act (or other law) when the City Council decided in closed session to issue a statement criticizing the city's mayor and defending an earlier vote. The background is that the mayor had attempted to veto an amended contract for the city manager, which the city attorney […]

    November 29, 2018

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    US Supreme Court ‘government speech’ rulings should curb government misuse of anti-SLAPP laws

    BY PETER SCHEER--Does the first amendment apply to government speech? In recent decisions, the Supreme Court has answered that question in the negative.  Constitutional free speech protections apply to people (and corporations and other private legal entities), but they do not limit or regulate governmental speech, the Court declared. The implications of this doctrine […]

    December 22, 2015

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    FAC names free speech award winners–and one loser

    The First Amendment Coalition, a California-based non-profit public interest group, has named the 2009 recipients of its awards for service in the cause of free speech, open government and the public's right to know. In contrast, the Coalition also has presented its "Darkness Award," given in recognition of conduct that thwarts freedom of speech. […]

    October 22, 2009

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    Councilmembers texting during meeting a Brown Act violation?

    […] therefore conclude that this proceeding is not clearly frivolous." Id. at 1302. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. Judge plugs

    May 23, 2013

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    Objecting to agenda item during meetings

    Our Board of Supervisors is playing fast and loose with the Brown act, specifically adding items to the agenda that don't even come close to meeting the requirements of the Brown Act.  Question: Can I object to an item being heard ? If yes, how do I object? If no, what do I do?

    June 14, 2009

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    Little League, Pop Warner, and open meeting laws

    As a general rule, open meeting laws, like the Brown Act, only apply to government agencies.  If Pop Warner and Little League are run by private entities, not governmental agencies, then the general rule would be that the open meetings laws would not apply. The only private entity subject to the Brown Act is […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Intimidation of Journalists

    […] to task about questions asked of a third member by a reporter. They referred to emails from the third council member on their laptops and also with written and printed form. The story questioned alliances the city council members have with a large developer in our area. Was this a violation of the Brown Act?

    June 14, 2009

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    Community College Senates, the Brown Act, and Secret Ballots

    […] at large on the issue. The illegal secret ballot was then rendered null.  My question is whether the referendum vote by the faculty at large (also known as The Senate as a Whole) is governed by the Brown Act as well.  Must the referendum vote be open with signed ballots or a show of hands?

    June 14, 2009

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    Non-profits, public funds, and the Brown Act

    The Brown Act, which provides that "[a]ll meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as otherwise provided in this chapter," defines "legislative body" to include:[a] board, commission, committee, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Co-op non-profits

    […] a general rule, open meeting laws (such as the most commonly-applied, the Brown Act, which governs the public's access to meetings of local agencies), only apply to government agencies.  The only private entity subject to the Brown Act is a "board, commission, committee or other multimember body that governs a private corporation or entity […]

    June 14, 2009