Committee asks legal staff to probe due‑process, First Amendment limits on exclusion rules
Oct 16, 2026
Members flagged potential due‑process constraints on prospective restrictions (temporary exclusion or longer bans) and assigned Brian (staff) to research and consult an in‑house First Amendment specialist before finalizing enforcement language.
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During review of the prospective restriction provisions the committee raised questions about the legal limits of excluding an individual from future meetings or imposing multi‑meeting bans. Brian, who spoke for counsel, recommended additional research: "I do think we probably wanna spend some time researching that and make sure because I I I do have a feeling there may be some due process requirement that we would have to have there," he said, and added he would consult the law office's First Amendment specialist, Erin Kelly.
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