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Tag: open-meetings

Student editor sues board over closed meetings

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May 1, 2004

The editor of a student newspaper at Mesa State College sued the college’s Board of Trustees in March, claiming the board failed to hold open meetings — as required by state law — during its controversial search for a new college president.

Tagged , Colorado, Criterion, Mesa State College, open-meetings, reports, Spring 2004

University foundation agrees to operate in the sunshine

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May 1, 2004

The University of Georgia Foundation agreed to comply with the state open-meetings law in March, avoiding litigation threatened by state Attorney General Thurbert Baker if the foundation failed to do so.

Tagged , Georgia, open-meetings, reports, Spring 2004, University of Georgia

Court: University board's secret meeting is legal

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December 1, 2003

Student journalists got an early Halloween spook when a state district court ruled on Oct. 30 that the Oakland University board of trustees did not violate the Michigan Open Meetings Act when it held a meeting in secret.

Tagged , Michigan, Oakland Post, Oakland University, open-meetings, reports, Winter 2003-04

Illinois graduate student sues student government over closed-door meeting

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January 1, 1970July 12, 2023 Ryan Tarinelli

The student government at Northern Illinois University had a 9-hour closed-door meeting to vote on the impeachment of the student body vice president. 

Tagged open-meetings, recent-news, student government, studentgovernment

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