Open Government – Coates' Canons

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Category: Open Government

December 16, 2025

Free Speech and Disrupting Public Meetings: New Developments in State v. Barthel

Kristi Nickodem and Kristina Wilson

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Open Government | Open Meetings

September 2, 2025

Remote Meetings Still Up in the Air: Part 3

Kristina Wilson

Board Structure & Procedures | Open Government | Open Meetings | Quorum & Voting Requirements

August 22, 2025

Board Action and the Powers of the Mayor

Rebecca Fisher-Gabbard

Board Member Powers & Authority | Board Structure & Procedures | Open Government | Open Meetings | Ordinances & Police Powers | Statutory Authority & Construction

June 4, 2025

Remote Meetings Still Up in the Air: Part 2

Kristina Wilson

Board Structure & Procedures | Open Government | Open Meetings | Quorum & Voting Requirements

May 27, 2025

Remote Meetings Still Up in the Air: Part 1

Kristina Wilson

Board Structure & Procedures | Open Government | Open Meetings | Quorum & Voting Requirements

March 10, 2025

Closed Session Deep Dive: Lesser-Used Closed Session Purposes

Kristina Wilson

Open Government | Open Meetings

January 21, 2025

Closed Session Deep Dive: The Business Location Exception

Tyler Mulligan and Kristina Wilson

Open Government | Open Meetings

December 10, 2024

Are E-Mail Conversations Subject to the Open Meetings Law?

Kristina Wilson

Open Government | Open Meetings

October 24, 2024

Misinformation and Threats in the Wake of Hurricane Helene: How Local Governments Can Respond – Part 2 (Public Meetings)

Kristina Wilson

General Local Government (Miscellaneous) | Helene Response | Open Government | Open Meetings

August 13, 2024

The Court of Appeals Addresses Emergency Meetings and Remote Quorum

Kristina Wilson

Board Structure & Procedures | Open Government | Open Meetings | Quorum & Voting Requirements

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