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Summary Table of Content Table of Content Foreword Preface to Second Edition Preface to First Edition Post-Publication Changes
1.1 I. introduction
§ 2.1 II. Constitutional Principles § 2.2 A. First Amendment Free Speech and Press Rights § 2.4 B. First Amendment Right to Assemble and Petition for Redress § 2.6 C. Due Process § 2.8 D. State Constitutional Principles § 2.20 E. The Constitutionality of Open Meeting Laws
§ 3.1 III. Public Policy and Statutory Interpretation § 3.2 A. Statutory Declarations of Public Policy § 3.5 B. Court Interpretation of Open Meeting Laws § 3.30 C. Open Meeting Ombudsmen and Related Provisions § 4.1 IV. Entities Subject to Open Meeting Laws § 4.6 A. The State and State-Wide Public Entities § 4.20 B. Districts and Other Regional Public Entities § 4.22 C. Political Subdivisions of the State § 4.24 D. Local Public Entities § 4.36 E. Committees and Other Subordinate Public Bodies § 4.48 F. Single Person Public Bodies § 4.50 G. Public Bodies Typically Not Subject to Open Meeting Laws § 4.100 H. Private Entities
§ 5.1 V. Mechanical Details of Open Meeting Laws § 5.4 A. Notice Requirements § 5.50 B. Preparation and Availability of Minutes § 5.70 C. Location, Size, Accessibility and Characteristics of the Meeting Room § 5.80 D. Sound and Language Requirements for the Meeting § 5.84 E. Selection of Meeting Times § 5.86 F. Use of Recording Devices by the Public Body, Public and Media § 5.90 G. Entitlement to Attend Open Meetings § 5.94 H. Public Participation and Open Microphone Time § 5.96 I. Regulation and Control of Public Access
§ 6.1 VI. Meetings, Quorums, Deliberations and Voting § 6.4 A. The Requirement of Open Meetings § 6.6 B. The Definition of a "Meeting" § 6.24 C. The Public Business That Invokes Application of the Law § 6.30 D. Collegial Bodies and Serial Meetings § 6.48 E. Seminars, Training and Work Sessions and Retreats § 6.50 F. Pre-Meeting Meetings § 6.52 G. Informal Meetings and Secret Meetings § 6.54 H. Breaks and Recesses During the Course of Meetings § 6.56 I. Prearranged Meetings § 6.60 J. Voting § 6.70 K. What Is Not a "Meeting"
§ 7.1 VII. Executive Sessions § 7.4 A. What Is an Executive Session § 7.6 B. The Procedure to Recess to Executive Session § 7.8 C. Limitation of Discussion to Matters Identified in the Motion § 7.10 D. The Confidentiality of Executive Sessions § 7.12 E. Who May Attend Executive Sessions § 7.14 F. Permissible Use of Executive Sessions
§ 8.1 VIII. Remedies for Violations of Open Meeting Laws § 8.4 A. The Prima Facie Cause of Action § 8.8 B. Who Has Standing to Sue § 8.20 C. Who May Be Sued § 8.30 D. Intervention § 8.32 E. Appearance of Amicus Curiae § 8.34 F. Scienter § 8.40 G. Burden of Proof § 8.50 H. Available Remedies § 8.80 I. Calendar Precedence § 8.82 J. Concurrent Causes of Action
§ 9.1 IX. Cures for Violations of Open Meeting Laws § 9.4 A. Ratification by the Public Entity § 9.12 B. Vote of the People § 9.14 C. Attendance at the Meeting Despite Lack of Notice § 9.16 D. Nunc Pro Tunc Orders and Reformation of Minutes
§ 10.1 X. Defenses to Actions Under open Meeting Laws § 10.4 A. Statute of Limitations § 10.20 B. Laches § 10.22 C. Unclean Hands § 10.24 D. Mootness § 10.26 E. Immunity for Those Who Report Violations and Immunity from Service of Process § 10.30 F. Defenses Dependent on Circumstances or a Particular State Statute § 10.50 G. Attempted Defenses That Typically or Always Fail
§ 11.1 XI. The Process of Open Meeting Litigation § 11.4 A. Pleadings § 11.6 B. Venue and Jurisdiction § 11.8 C. Discovery § 11.10 D. Motions Practice § 11.12 E. Jury or Court Trial § 11.30 F. Settlement § 11.32 G. Judgment § 11.34 H. Appeal
§ 12.1 XII. Attorney Fees, Defense and Reimbursement § 12.4 A. Public Interest Litigation/Private Attorneys General § 12.6 B. Partial Fee Awards and Denial of Fee Awards § 12.8 C. Attorney Fee Awards in Favor of the Defendant § 12.10 D. Pro Se Litigants § 12.12 E. Costs § 12.14 F. Defense and Reimbursement by Public Entity for Its Members
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