Judge finds Chattanooga City Council in violation of Open Meetings Act

Judge: Chattanooga City Council redistricting meetings violated TN Open Meetings Act

A Tennessee judge ruled last week that members of the Chattanooga City Council repeatedly violated the state’s public meetings law during the process of creating new voting districts for future city council elections.  The ruling is a major victory for government transparency and for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, which sued the city council with free legal support from attorneys at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.  In a 50-p…

Judge finds Chattanooga City Council in violation of Open Meetings Act

A ruling made on Wednesday, July 9 determined the Chattanooga City Council to be in violation of the Open Meetings Act, Tennessee Code that rules all public meetings be open to the public at all times.