James M. Chadwick is a partner in the entertainment, media and business trials practice groups in the San Francisco office of Sheppard Mullin, a major California law firm. Chadwick is the recipient of the James Madison Freedom of Information Award, presented by the Society of Professional Journalists, and is also a member of California First Amendment Coalition's Board of Directors. He talks in this 21-minute video about the Brown Act, which governs public meetings in California. Produced by the San Francisco School for Digital Filmmaking.
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