Public Access Counselor holds that straw poll violates the Open Meetings Act *

USA - May 22 2013
Recently, the Illinois Public Access Counselor rendered a binding opinion, holding that a committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it chose to…

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Board candidate files suit after State’s Attorney serves quo warranto action *

USA - April 30 2013
In Parker v. Lyons, 2013 WL 1624336 (C.D. Ill. 2013), a candidate filed a nominating petition with the requisite number of signatures and was later…

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds city’s invocation policy for council meetings *

USA - April 2 2013
In Rubin v. City of Lancaster, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's determination that the city council's invocation policy and…

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District Court finds boys’ basketball haircut policy does not constitute discrimination or infringe student rights *

USA - March 26 2013
In Hayden v. Greensburg Community School Corporation, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana found that a school's haircut…

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Ohio court rules board meeting sign-in process is legal *

USA - March 26 2013
In Paridon v. Trumbull County Children's Services Board, the Ohio Court of Appeals upheld the Trumbull County Children's Services Board (Board)…

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