Four of the five commissioners for the Federal Trade Commission were working late one evening in their Washington,D.C.offices.The four were catching up on their electronic mail.The four soon discovered each others' presence on electronic mail.One commissioner wrote to the other three,"Let's get some business done so long as we're all here.We could resolve that unfair competition case that's pending for next month.We can iron out our differences via e-mail." The electronic exchanges of the commissioners would:

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The electronic exchanges between the four commissioners discussing a pending case would constitute a meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act open meeting laws. The Act requires that agency meetings be open to the public unless they fall under certain exemptions, and email exchanges among a quorum of commissioners discussing agency business would not be exempt. Therefore, such exchanges would violate the Act's requirements for open meetings.

Four of the Five Commissioners for the Federal Trade Commission