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BARRON v. KOLENDA

SJC-13284.

491 Mass. 408 (2023)

LOUISE BARRON & others v. DANIEL L. KOLENDA & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

March 7, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ginny Sinkel Kremer for the plaintiffs.

John J. Davis for the defendants.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

John Foskett for Massachusetts Association of School Committees.

Ruth A. Bourquin for American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, Inc.

Maura E. O'Keefe , Town Counsel, & Rosemary Crowley for Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association.

Frank J. Bailey , Selena Fitanides , & John C. La Liberte for PioneerLegal, LLC.

Present: Budd, C.J., Gaziano, Lowy, Cypher, Kafker, & Wendlandt, JJ.

After objecting to open meeting law violations and other municipal actions in a public comment session at a meeting of the board of selectmen of Southborough (board), the plaintiff Louise Barron was accused of violating the board's "public participation at public meetings" policy (public comment policy or civility code) and eventually...

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