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Nicholas Johnson on Open Meetings


There are, as of February 18, 2005, two pieces written by Nicholas Johnson regarding "open meetings" (the requirement that the public and media be admitted to meetings of governmental agencies headed by more than one person, such as a commission, or city council).

"Open Meeting and Closed Minds: Another Road to the Mountaintop," 53 Drake L. Rev. 11 (2004), is a law review article published in the Drake Law Review. (This link takes you to a copy on this Web site.)

"Open Minds About Open Meetings," is an op ed column, drawing from that law review article, published in the Des Moines Register, February 18, 2005. (This link takes you to a copy on this Web site. The column is also, currently, available from the Register's site at http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050218/OPINION01/502180386/1036.)