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Records relating to an ongoing lawsuit involving a public entity must be obtained through the discovery process, not the open records laws.

The Crystal Lake Township Board of Supervisors violated the law when they held a special meeting but did not post a meeting notice and agenda or follow the additional notice requirements for a special meeting.

The city of Mandan did not violate the law by failing to provide requested records because it never received a request. The request sent to the personal email account of a city commissioner was never received because the email account had been hacked and all emails lost.

Committees of a public entity are subject to the open meetings laws and must comply with all the requirements. The City of Arnegard violated the law by holding committee meetings without providing public notice.