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Public Access
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Criminal Law Library Blog
The GPO Modernization Act of 2026: What it Could Mean for Libraries and Public Access to Information
IntroductionThis proposed legislation is more consequential for libraries and government-information professionals than its title might initially suggest. It is not simply an internal GPO housekeeping bill; it would substantially rewrite…
Unpredictable
The Audience
By Will Newman
Television shows and movies often depict crowded courtrooms where an interested and sometimes rowdy public reacts emotionally to the events in court. Members of the press often cannot stop their…
Government Law Blog
Open Meetings Act Reminder: Agenda Must Clearly Identify Final Action
By Tressler LLP
The Public Access Counselor for the Illinois Attorney General’s (“PAC”) July 20, 2026, binding opinion (Public Access opinion 26-007) found public bodies cannot take final action on a matter unless…
CEQA Developments
First District Holds CEQA Review of Calaveras Reservoir Fishing Program Proposed Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Requirements Is Prerequisite to Reservoir Owner San Francisco’s Application to SWRCB for Amended Water Supply Permit Allowing Public Fishing; Rejects Mandate Petitioner’s Arguments that State Statutes and Constitution Imposed Ministerial Duty on City to Provide Immediate Public Fishing Access to Reservoir In Its Natural State
“Fishing is an art of patience and timing.” – Daan Uijterwaal In a published opinion filed May 29, 2026, the First District Court of Appeal (Div. 3) affirmed a judgment…
India Legal
Supreme Court refuses to interfere with Madras High Court’s prayer restrictions at Thirupparankundram site
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Madras High Court order that restricts certain religious practices at the Thirupparankundram Hill in Tamil Nadu, describing the High Court’s directions…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Kansas Passes Legislation to Restrict Transgender Bathroom Access in Government Buildings
By By T. Scott Kelly, Nonnie L. Shivers, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Kansas recently became the latest state to pass legislation to restrict transgender individuals’ access to bathrooms and other private spaces in government-owned buildings. The legislation highlights legal questions over sex-segregated…
California Employment Law Update
Plaintiffs Barred From Proceeding Pseudonymously
By Tony Oncidi
Roe v. Smith, 116 Cal. App. 5th 227 (2025) Plaintiffs (Jane Roe and John Doe) sued defendants, a daughter and mother, pseudonymously as “Jenna Smith” and “Mother Smith.” Jenna and Mother…
Municipal Minute
PAC Updates Indexes of Binding FOIA and OMA Opinions
The Illinois Attorney General's Public Access Counselor's office (PAC) has posted an updated index of all of the FOIA and OMA binding opinions issued by the PAC office from 2010…
PrawfsBlawg
JOTWELL: Erbsen on stipulated secrecy
Main Saturday, September 21, 2024JOTWELL: Erbsen on stipulated secrecyThe new Courts Law essay comes from Allan Erbsen (Minnesota) reviewing Nora Freeman Engstrom, David Freeman Engstrom, Jonah B. Gelbach, Austin Peters,…
Municipal Minute
PAC Issues 7th Binding Opinion on OMA Complaint
In PAC Op. 24-007, the Public Access Counselor of the Attorney General's Office (PAC) reviewed and considered a complaint that a public body violated the OMA. Specifically, the complainant alleged…