Report on Jared Remy Case is ‘Information Rightfully Belonging to the People’
By Eli Sherman In 2002, Judge Damon Keith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit said, “When a government […]
Should Citizens Have Access to Public Relations Work?
By David DesRoches A high-powered public relations company and the biggest law firm in Connecticut have teamed up to keep
Reflections on an FOI Odyssey
By Brent Curtis The legal odyssey that my newspaper and I engaged in for the last three years started not
Exemption to APRA Blocks Access to Correspondence in Cranston Parking Ticket Debacle
By Steven Brown On November 15, immediately after the Cranston City Council narrowly defeated a proposed police union contract, the
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Ag Gag Laws: A National Epidemic Threatening the First Amendment
By Bill Ketzer Introduced in January 2013, House Bill 110 in New Hampshire sought to impose mandatory reporting requirements on
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James Risen’s Litigation: A Turning Point for Press Freedoms
By Rosanna A. Cavanagh The subpoena of James Risen, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, to testify at
To Watch in 2014: Ag-Gag Bills Pose Problems for the Public’s Right to Know
By Rosanna Cavanagh As we ring in the New Year without a new farm bill, we put off until next
Maine Supreme Court Makes 911 Transcripts Public
By Cliff Schechtman PORTLAND, Me. — The Portland Press Herald won a landmark freedom of information case last month that
Legislative Task Force Adopts Look, Listen But Do Not Copy (Without a Trip to the Commission) Rule
By James H. Smith When Connecticut legislators met in secret last session, working with the families of the victims of
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Happy New Year from NEFAC
By NEFAC Staff Let’s resolve to keep our right- to-know mission going strong in 2014. It is not too late
Barge! What Barge!? Oh, That Barge!
By Jennifer McDermott NEW LONDON, Conn. – Before it was a “Google barge,” it was New London’s mystery barge. Construction on the
The Diminishing Public View
By Rosanna Cavanagh Have you noticed lately that it seems we are taking a trip down the rabbit hole when