Sacramento Newspaper Guild, Local 92 v. Sacramento County Board of Supervisors

At the behest of plaintiff Newspaper Guild the trial court issued a preliminary injunction restraining the Sacramento County board of supervisors and its committees from holding any closed meeting at which three or more members were present except under the statutory exceptions for personnel and national security matters. The lawsuit was premised upon asserted violations of California’s public meeting law, known as the Brown Act. (Gov. Code, §§ 54950-54960.- 1 ) The board of supervisors and its members appeal from the order granting the preliminary injunction.

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