Moura v. East Providence School Committee

  • Filed: 03/28/2010
  • Status: Closed
  • Latest Update: Mar 28, 2010
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Open meetings lawsuit challenging a school committee’s closed meeting to discuss a non-existent “Public Comment Lawsuit.” The suit was voluntarily dismissed after defendants averred that no discussion of the agenda item ever took place.

Attorney(s):
Howard Merten & Keith Fayan

East Providence School Committee Sued Over Open Meetings Violation

Seeking to halt a disturbing trend by public bodies to unlawfully meet in private, the RI ACLU has, for the second time in six months, filed an Open Meetings Act (OMA) lawsuit against a school committee for violating the law’s provisions governing the holding of executive sessions.

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East Providence School Committee Sued Over Open Meetings Violation

Seeking to halt a disturbing trend by public bodies to unlawfully meet in private, the RI ACLU has, for the second time in six months, filed an Open Meetings Act (OMA) lawsuit against a school committee for violating the law’s provisions governing the holding of executive sessions.