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Public Comment
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ComplexDiscovery
[Legal Education Webcast] Optimizing Public Comment Management in Environmental Impact Projects
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: From time to time ComplexDiscovery highlights publicly available educational content for readers of its blog. While ComplexDiscovery highlights this content, it does not assume any responsibility for content…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
NIST wants public comments about the Four Principals of Explainable AI
By Peter Vogel
NIST has made a call for public thoughts and comments about the Four Principals of Explainable AI since “AI must be explainable to society to enable understanding, trust, and adoption…
Health Law Prof Blog
When Public Participation is Public Theatre: Misuse of Public Comment Opportunities by Anti-Vaccine Activists
Dorit Rubinstein Reiss (UC Hastings), Barbara Romzek (American University), When Public Participation is Public Theatre: Misuse of Public Comment Opportunities by Anti-Vaccine Activists, 73 Stan. L. Rev. Online (2020); UC…
Municipal Minute
PAC Finds No OMA Violation for Allowing Public Comment by Email
Earlier this week, we posted about a non-binding PAC opinion that upheld a meeting of a public body that was held remotely in accordance with the Governor's Executive Order authorizing…
School Law
SEE YOU IN COURT! – April 2020
The Nutmeg Board of Education has four standing committees, including the Policy Committee, which has three members. Most of the time, an indifferent public ignores its meetings. This spring, however,…
Municipal Minute
Bills Would Affect Public Comment at Municipal Meetings
Yesterday we reported on three bills that propose to amend FOIA. Today, we report on 2 other bills that affect local government meetings. HB 5013: A bill was recently introduced…
Municipal Minute
Bills Would Affect Public Comment at Municipal Meetings
Yesterday we reported on three bills that propose to amend FOIA. Today, we report on 2 other bills that affect local government meetings. HB 5013: A bill was recently introduced…
School Law
SEE YOU IN COURT! – January 2020
The Nutmeg Board of Education provides for public comment at the beginning of its regular meetings. The Board permits members of the public to address the Board for three minutes…
Religion Clause
Supreme Court Review Sought In City Council Speech Limits At Meeting On Mosque
A petition for certiorari (full text) was filed on Dec. 9 with the U.S. Supreme Court in Youkhanna v. City of Sterling Heights. In the case, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals…
Municipal Minute
PAC Again Addresses “Resident Only” Public Comment in Binding Opinion
More from the PAC Office of the Illinois Attorney General - this time, a binding opinion on public comment at meetings. In PAC Op. 19-009, the PAC found a city…