Legislation to ban members of the California Coastal Commission from meeting privately with developers, environmentalists, lobbyists and others promises to change the way the panel has operated since ...

Copying the other side does not relieve the misconduct of ex parte contact. I am a practicing trial lawyer and I constantly see my opponents write letters to the judge assigned to the case raising ...

"Judge [Gena] Slaughter engaged in a prohibited ex parte communication with opposing counsel that resulted in her issuing a temporary stay of a valid writ of execution," according to the public ...

Last week, proponents of a controversial local ballot measure dubbed the Neighborhood Integrity Initiative gave Mayor Eric Garcetti an ultimatum: Unless he commits to implementing four reforms to the ...

A common denominator in the myriad of charges Attorney General Jim Hood has leveled against Hinds County District Attorney Robert Shuler Smith is his alleged use of "ex parte communications." Black's ...

In response to the controversial firing of the Coastal Commission’s executive director last month, State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) is introducing legislation to prohibit private, ...

The Code Enforcement Board could be changing its procedures amid concerns that members may be coming to meetings with preconceived ideas about cases. Members tentatively agreed last month to read a ...

Columbia, South Carolina—The Public Service Commission of South Carolina has scheduled an allowable ex parte communication briefing for 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025. The topic of this ...

I am a long-time practicing litigator/attorney and represent clients throughout New Mexico. I am compelled to weigh in on the false information being circulated as it pertains to Avangrid, PNM and the ...