FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition recently joined more than 40 media organizations to argue that a subpoena requiring a Boston Globe reporter to testify in a federal criminal case would have a chilling effect on newsgathering. “Compelling reporters to testify about their communications with sources […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will present to a delegation of Iraqi public officials next month as part of a U.S. Department of State-funded civics program. The State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program supports short-term visits to the United States for foreign leaders to […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition recently filed an amicus brief in a New Hampshire case involving access to police misconduct records. State police are refusing to release information about an officer whose false testimony caused a woman to be imprisoned for nearly two weeks and […]
Please note: This class is cancelled. We expect to reschedule for a date this spring. We apologize for any inconvenience and encourage you to subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates about this class and additional upcoming programs. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org New England First Amendment Coalition Executive Director Justin Silverman will discuss legal issues facing journalists on Nov. 15 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The presentation is part of NEFAC’s First Amendment and the Free Press program and will be from 4 p.m. to 6 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will be participating in a panel discussion about the future of the First Amendment freedoms from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on October 26. The discussion will be hosted remotely by the First Amendment Museum as part of its […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and other advocates filed an amicus brief before the New Hampshire Supreme Court today arguing in support of the First Amendment right to criticize individuals on matters of public concern. The plaintiff in Richards v. Azzi and Union Leader Corp. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition and several Rhode Island organizations — collectively known as Access Rhode Island — highlighted today deficiencies in a recently released state policy for the use of police-worn body cameras. The groups wrote in a statement that: “While the policy deployed […]
Register Now for New Round of Freedom of Information Lessons with Local Journalists FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is continuing its series on state open meeting laws with new classes on executive sessions. The classes will feature a local journalist who will share stories […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition joined several open government advocates today to demand Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis follow his state’s public records law and release information pertaining to the recent flight of Venezuelan migrants to Massachusetts. The migrants were flown from San Antonio, Texas, […]