Open Government Threatened by Recent Court Rulings

From Sunshine Review

March 13, 2009

[edit] Open Government Threatened by Recent Court Rulings

"Sunshine Week (March 15-21) is a national celebration of open government, but here in California a court decision has favored the suppression of dissent and cost a long-time open government advocate $80,000.

More than four years ago the people of California went to the polls and, by an overwhelming 83 percent support for Proposition 59, passed a state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the public fundamental access to the meetings and records of their local and state government agencies." Read the full article here.