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Q&A: Meet the lawyer trying to bring down 'Jersey Shore'
By Eriq Gardner Fans of MTV's "Jersey Shore" love the outsized personalities and the occasional fisticuffs. But it's hard to throw a punch without making some enemies, and chief among them might be New Jersey-based attorney Eugene Lavergne. He isn't.
THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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ENTERTAINMENT LITIGATION: 2010 NINTH CIRCUIT JUDICIAL CONFERENCE
He was likely focused on the business meetings that help shape how the courts in the Ninth Circuit try to do justice and the gathering of the three major aspects of the legal community -- judges, lawyers and law school professors. Kennedy as the keynote speaker. This year, I was invited as an "ex officio" Lawyer Representative.
Entertainment Litigation Blog - Monday, August 23, 2010
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Live from New York It’s Social Media Saturday-Viral Marketing Meets Chatroulette Edition
You may recall some months ago, when Chatroulette was first making its rounds as the new darling of web video spontaneity, I wrote a post on how it completely lacked any terms of service agreement
BizMediaLaw - Saturday, August 21, 2010
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  • DA Says Town Broke Open Meeting Law
    board of selectmen violated the open meeting law by meeting in private to evaluate the job performance of Town Administrator Robin Craver. The case is interesting in that the selectmen sought to avoid an actual meeting. Only after finishing the evaluation process did the chair read the summary evaluation at a public meeting.
    Media Law - Monday, October 13, 2008
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  • Several Open Meeting Items Today
    A number of open meetings items in the news today: Board Cited 3rd Time on Meeting Law. For the third time in a year, the Charlton Water-Sewer Commission has been cited for violating the open meeting law. Stoughton residents vent anger over perceived open meeting law violation. Tags: open meetings
    Media Law - Friday, October 31, 2008
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  • Two New Open Meeting Investigations
    In Brookfield, the Worcester district attorney is investigating allegations that the Board of Selectmen violated the open meeting law twice in as many months, the Worcester Telegram & Gazette reports. Two selectmen are alleged to have participated in unposted meetings on July 8 and Sept. Tags: open meetings
    Media Law - Monday, November 17, 2008
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  • In Idaho, A Tougher Open Meeting Law
    A revised open meeting law took effect yesterday in Idaho. Under the new law: A board member who conducts or participates in an unlawful meeting is subject to a civil penalty of $50. Tags: open meetings Notably, the bill toughens the penalties imposed on public officials who violate the law. Here is an Associated Press report.
    Media Law - Thursday, July 2, 2009
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  • SJC To Hear Key Open Meeting Case
    An important case interpreting the Massachusetts open meeting law comes up for argument before the Supreme Judicial Court on Monday. The open meeting law requires that all committee meetings be open to the public except those that fall within express exceptions. Tags: open meetings The case, District Attorney v.
    Media Law - Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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  • Ethics Bill Weakens Open Meeting Law
    Few members of the public realize that contained within this bill is a major overhaul of the state's open meeting law. Ironically, for a bill that was intended to shore up ethics and accountability in government, the open meeting portions actually make the open meeting law harder to enforce in one material way.
    Media Law - Friday, June 26, 2009
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  • Police Board Not Bound by Meeting Law
    The Massachusetts open meeting law does not apply to a board created to review citizen complaints against police, the Hampden County district attorney's office has decided, according to a report yesterday in The Republican newspaper. This outcome nevertheless begs the question: Why not comply with the open meeting law?
    Media Law - Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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  • As Open Meeting Law Burns, Legislature Fiddles
    Massachusetts district attorneys have slapped the knuckles of at least two more town boards for violations of the open meeting law. wrote here last week about the Worcester DA's ruling that the Charlton board of selectman violated the law by meeting in private to evaluate the town administrator. Tags: open meetings
    Media Law - Sunday, October 19, 2008
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  • AG Seeks Comment on Rule for Posting Open Meeting Notices
    The new open meeting law that takes effect in Massachusetts on July 1 requires municipalities to post meeting notices "in a manner conspicuously visible to the public at all hours." But many municipalities are concerned "about their practical ability to post numerous meeting notices outdoors." Tags: open meetings
    Media Law - Monday, April 12, 2010
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  • Legislators Bury Bills That Would Expose them to Sunshine
    Many in Massachusetts do not realize that the legislature has exempted itself from the open meeting law. Her bill would have applied the open meeting law to the legislature and also would have required the legislature to publish advance notices of committee hearings in at least two newspapers. Tags: open meetings Jennifer M.
    Media Law - Monday, March 29, 2010
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