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A New Test for Injunctions Against Defamation in British Columbia

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Yu v 16 Pet Food & Supplies Inc., 2023 BCCA 397 (16 Pet Food), establishes a new test for pre-trial injunctions against defamatory speech in British Columbia....more

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The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 2, 2022

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Welcome to our second edition of The Academic Advisor - our e-newsletter focused on education law insights. We hope you enjoyed our first issue and found it helpful. Our aim is to support the work that you do by bringing...more

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“Civility” Policy for Public Participation at School Board Meetings Found Unconstitutionally Vague

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Marshall v. Amuso, No. 21-CV-4336 (E.D.Pa. November 17, 2021). (Federal court concludes that school board policy governing public participation at school board meetings was unconstitutionally vague and an infringement on free...more

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Illinois Attorney General Supports Right of the Public to Criticize Board Members at Public Meetings

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In a recent nonbinding letter, the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor reportedly requested that public boards allow members of the public to speak about concerns with the conduct of specific board members. ...more

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Public Comment Time Limit OK'd by Court - Alexander Brand Discusses California Appellate Court Ruling in PublicCEO

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Does your agency place a time limit on public comments at meetings? So long as time restrictions placed on public comment periods are reasonable and don’t violate state or federal law, the Second District Court of Appeal,...more

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Public Entities Can Limit Public Comment Speaking Time at Meetings - California Appellate Court Finds Limit Did Not Violate Brown...

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Public entities can place reasonable time restrictions on public comment at their meetings as long as the time restrictions do not violate state or federal law, a California appellate court said in a fairly sweeping decision....more

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PERB Emergency/Proposed Rule Allows Expedited Review of Issues Related to Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus

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On August 15, 2018, the New York State Register published the Public Employment Relations Board’s (PERB) notice of emergency adoption and notice of proposed rulemaking. The emergency rule went into effect on July 27, 2018,...more

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Supreme Court Decides Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida

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On June 18, 2018, the Supreme Court decided Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, No. 17-21, holding in a 8-1 decision that the petitioner need not prove the absence of probable cause to maintain a § 1983 claim of retaliatory...more

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Floating Home Owner Scores Second Supreme Court Victory Against Riviera Beach, FL

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Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued an important decision in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach, Florida, 585 U.S. ___ (2018). The case does not involve land use or even free exercise of religion. ...more

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EEOC Seeks Input Regarding Proposed Harassment Enforcement Guidance

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On January 10, 2017, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued proposed enforcement guidance on preventing workplace harassment for which it seeks input before implementation. The deadline for...more

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