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Nevada Supreme Court: Parole Board Hearings Exempt From Open Meetings Law
Loaded on July 15, 2011
by Matthew Clarke
by Matt ClarkeOn September 20, 2007, the Supreme Court of Nevada held that parole release meetings were exempt from the requirements of the Nevada Open Meetings Law (OML), N.R.S. Chapter 241.
John Witherow, a Nevada state prisoner, filed a complaint in state court against the Nevada Board of Pardons …
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