Topic
Public Comment
58 published works
School Law
See You In Court – July/August 2026
Nellie Newby was elected to the Nutmeg Board of Education last November, and she spent the better part of the year rarely speaking at Board meetings and simply observing the…
Municipal Minute
Public Comment Policy Overly Broad and Vague Under First Amendment
In Merriott v. City of Bossier City, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a city's "decorum" policy for city meetings violated the First Amendment because it was overly…
Municipal Minute
School Board Violated First Amendment in Restricting Critical Public Comment
Although this case was decided by a different federal circuit court of appeals than the Seventh Circuit that governs Illinois, it is illustrative of how courts view restrictions on public…
Althouse
"It's discouraging to come up here and see all the heads down…"/"Sir, you're on a 2-minute timer here so let's go."
By Ann Althouse
Resident speaks at the Seattle City CouncilThe Democrat city council wouldn’t even look up at him. He asked them to at least look at him and they rudely tell him…
Municipal Minute
PAC Finds OMA Violation for Restriction on Public Comment at Meeting
The Public Access Counselor of the Illinois Attorney General's Office (PAC) issued its first binding opinion of 2026 finding a public body in violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act…
School Law
See You In Court – February 2025
Social media has made it much easier to disseminate hurtful criticisms about teachers, principals, superintendents and even board of education members, and the good people of Nutmeg are no exception. …
School Law
See You In Court – October 2024
The Nutmeg Board of Education includes “Audience to Visitors” on its agenda, a long-established opportunity for people to speak directly to the Board members at the beginning of their meetings. The…
California Workplace Law Blog
Reminder: Public Comment on Cal/OSHA’s Proposed Workplace Violence Prevention Regulations due September 3rd
By Joshua M. Henderson, Sierra Vierra
As Golden State employers know, a new workplace violence prevention law for non-healthcare employers went into effect on July 1, 2024. Cal/OSHA, the agency charged with overseeing workplace safety and…
School Law
See You In Court – February 2024
Tom Teacher is well-known in Nutmeg, but not for the right reasons. He is a controversial figure, regularly speaking to both the Nutmeg Town Council and the Nutmeg Board of Education…
School Law
See You In Court – January 2024
Public Comment is included on the agenda of each regular meeting of the Nutmeg Board of Education. Residents of Nutmeg speak at length on a variety of topics, ranging from youth…