State ex rel. Paluch v. Zita
Annotate this CaseSince March 2013, all meetings of the Norton City Council have been broadcast over the Internet by live video stream. In April 2013, Appellant filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, arguing that the City breached its legal duty under its charter to “televise” council meetings via broadcast tower. The court of appeals denied the writ, concluding that the charter did not specify the means by which televising the meetings must be accomplished and that the City had complied with the charter because Internet streaming is a manner of televising the meetings. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the City did not abuse its discretion by interpreting the charter to permit public airing of city council meetings by way of live Internet streaming.
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