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Category Archives: Open Meetings/Public Records
Open Records Have Limits
Fawkes-Lee & Ryan spoke to the Iowa Public Information Board this afternoon (6/19/14). Below is our comments. Before the Iowa Public Information Board June 19, 2014 I am Marty Ryan and I represent Fawkes-Lee & Ryan, a “web-based, service-oriented, grassroots … Continue reading
Wanting More
The Iowa Freedom of Information Council held its annual luncheon, program and meeting earlier this month. The program this year was a little off the beaten path of open records and public meetings. At least, I thought so. The program … Continue reading
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Tagged American Judicature Society, Bill Brown, comity, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Full Faith & Credit Clause, Iowa Freedom of Informaiton Council, Iowa Supreme Court, Jeffrey Neary, Judge Charles Bradley, judicial activism, Lambda Legal, Michael Streit, Miranda v. Arizona, Missouri Plan, O'Brien County, Primghar, Rachel Paine Caufield, Racing Ass'n of Cent. Iowa v. Fitzgerald, Reagan, Roy Moore, stare decisis, Twenty-second Amendment, Varnum v. Brien, Worker Safety Act
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A Wise Decision
Attorneys are a part of life. Continue reading
Criminal Courtesy
When law enforcement officers act like this they don’t provide a lot of good argument for opposing review boards. Continue reading
Advisory Or Enforcement?
There are 940 communities in Iowa. There are 99 counties. Each has its own legal counsel. That means there are potentially 1,039 different opinions on issues involving public records and open meetings. Continue reading
Turf Wars
For several years there has been a battle between the Iowa House of Representatives and the Iowa Senate over which direction to take in improving Iowa’s public records and open meeting laws. The battle is much more than just language … Continue reading