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AGC Publishes Update Regarding Slanderous Speech at Public Meetings

AGC Publishes Update Regarding Slanderous Speech at Public Meetings

In California, the Ralph M. Brown Act requires that the public be allowed to address a public body on any item of interest within the body’s subject matter jurisdiction. But how far can public comments at a meeting go before the speech actually becomes slander of a public official? And what are a public official’s legal remedies for slander at a meeting?

This special version of the AGC Alert answers these important questions. Click here for The AGC Update.