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Jan. 3, 2022
Judge prepares to enjoin mayor from posting city attorney confidential emails
Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Jill C. Fannin rejected Mayor Thomas K. Butt’s argument that the city attorney’s secret communications to the council violated the Brown Act and that he had constitutional rights as a private person to post emails sent to him.
The city of Richmond has obtained a tentative ruling granting a preliminary injunction to stop its mayor from publicly posting confidential communications from the city attorney.
Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Jill C. Fannin rejected Mayor Thomas K. Butt's argument that secret communications to the council from City Attorney Teresa L. Stricker, who resigned last week,...
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