This guest blog is by ELGL member Matthew DiCianni. Want even more helpful information about creating accessible websites? Learn how to make your local government website and digital services accessible for all populations. On November 6, join Matthew and Luke Fretwell, CEO of ProudCity, to talk through this court decision, and then walk you through … Continued
Today’s guest blog about public sector Twitter use is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf. It originally appeared in the Municipal Minute blog, hosted by AncelGlink. We have previously reported on the lawsuit filed against President Trump to challenge his blocking of users from his Twitter account, which the users argued violated their First Amendment rights. The federal … Continued
This post is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf and is reprinted with permission from Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog. In a surprising decision out of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, the court struck down a City’s practice of “chalking” the tires of parked cars to track how long they have been parked as part … Continued
David Warner is a local government and land use attorney with Ancel Glink in Chicago. Oakland, California’s latest attempt to provide temporary housing for homeless residents through its Community Cabin program reflects the growing quandary western cities face as they attempt to comply with federal court decisions requiring communities to do more for the homeless. The program, promoted … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf and originally appeared on the Municipal Minute blog, which is authored by the attorneys at Ancel Glink. In August of 2017, we reported on a case out of Virginia involving a claim of First Amendment violations against an elected official who had deleted critical posts and blocked a poster … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Margaret Kostopulos with the Ancel Glink law firm. As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling in the Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, holding, by a 5-4 majority vote, that it is an unconstitutional infringement on a public employee’s First Amendment rights to … Continued
This guest blog is by ELGL member Margaret Kostopulos with the Ancel Glink law firm. As expected, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its much anticipated ruling in the Janus v. American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, holding, by a 5-4 majority vote, that it is an unconstitutional infringement on a public employee’s First Amendment rights to … Continued
This post is by ELGL member Julie Tappendorf. Reprinted with permission. Last summer, we reported on the federal lawsuit filed against President Trump by individuals who had been blocked from the President’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. You can read our post here. Last week, the federal district court issued a ruling in this case declaring that the blocking … Continued
This blog post is by Dan Bolin and Julie Tappendorf, with the Ancel Glink firm. It’s part of a new blog series titled ELGL Legal: It’s not legal without “ELGL.” Check out Ancel Glink’s Municipal Minute blog for more cases, laws, and other topics of interest to local governments. ELGL members are no strangers to social media. (#CityHallSelfie … Continued
