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N.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Public Records, Closed Session and "Personnel Matters"

In The Times News Publishing Co. v. The Alamance-Burlington Bd. of Education, No. COA15-99 (July 21, 2015), the Court of Appeals considered the intersection between the State's Open Meetings Laws (N.C.G.S. 143-318.9, et seq.)...more

7/23/2015 / Board of Education , Hiring & Firing , Open Meetings Act , Personnel Records , Public Disclosure , Public Officials , Public Records Act , School Districts , Severance Pay , Termination

Maine Supreme Court Looks Past City Planner's "Unprofessional" Plea to Zoning Board of Appeals

This March, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court considered a claim that an "unprofessional" email from a city planner to the city's zoning board of appeals, pleading for a specific outcome on a land use appeal, does not per se...more

4/8/2015 / Administrative Appeals , Due Process , Email , Public Officials

N.C. Court of Appeals: Statutory "Custodian" of Public Records Is "In Charge of" the Relevant Office

Former Durham District Attorney Tracey Cline was removed from office by Court order in the first half of 2012. The story behind her efforts to return to the office has been detailed at great length by the local Raleigh and...more

12/17/2014 / Public Officials , Public Records

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