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Articles From Peter J. Orlowicz

The Public Policy Exception to Enforcing Collective Bargaining Agreements: City of Chicago v. Fraternal Order of Police and Section 8.4 By Peter J. Orlowicz & Julia Stublen Local Government Law, December 2020 In June, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois law establishes a well-defined and dominant public policy concerning the procedures for retention and destruction of government records, and that an arbitration award forcing Chicago to comply with section 8.4 in contravention of the Local Records Act was void and unenforceable because the award violated that public policy.
The Public Policy Exception to Enforcing Collective Bargaining Agreements: City of Chicago v. Fraternal Order of Police and Section 8.4 By Peter J. Orlowicz & Julia Stublen Government Lawyers, November 2020 In June, the Illinois Supreme Court held that Illinois law establishes a well-defined and dominant public policy concerning the procedures for retention and destruction of government records, and that an arbitration award forcing Chicago to comply with section 8.4 in contravention of the Local Records Act was void and unenforceable because the award violated that public policy.
Copyright of Laws and Public Works Redux: Georgia et al. v. Public.Resource.Org in the Supreme Court By Peter J. Orlowicz Government Lawyers, August 2020 In April, the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org: and decided that the Government Edicts Doctrine places Georgia’s official state code outside the realm of copyright protection.
Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org: Copyright of laws and public works By Peter J. Orlowicz Intellectual Property, January 2019 Code Revision Commission, State of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org., Inc. identifies three factors to consider in determining “whether a written work is attributable to the constructive authorship of the People” and, as a result, not copyrightable.
Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org: Copyright of laws and public works By Peter J. Orlowicz Local Government Law, December 2018 Code Revision Commission, State of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org., Inc. identifies three factors to consider in determining “whether a written work is attributable to the constructive authorship of the People” and, as a result, not copyrightable.
Code Revision Commission v. Public.Resource.Org: Copyright of laws and public works By Peter J. Orlowicz Government Lawyers, November 2018 Code Revision Commission, State of Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org., Inc. identifies three factors to consider in determining “whether a written work is attributable to the constructive authorship of the People” and, as a result, not copyrightable.
Stay or go? Ethical public service to elected leadership By Peter J. Orlowicz Government Lawyers, December 2017 What happens when the way we are directed to carry out our duties seems inconsistent with the public trust and public interest we are charged with maintaining?
Open Meetings Act – A companion resource list By Peter J. Orlowicz Government Lawyers, December 2016 Informative links to online resources regarding the Open Meetings Act.

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