FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Michael Donoghue, a longtime Vermont journalist and first vice president of the New England First Amendment Coalition, will discuss the First Amendment and his 50 years covering Vermont news on Nov. 14 at The Converse Home, 272 Church Street, Burlington, Vt. The discussion will begin at […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Michael Donoghue, a longtime Vermont journalist and first vice president of the New England First Amendment Coalition, will discuss the First Amendment and his 50 years covering Vermont news on Oct. 7 at the South Hero Library, 75 South Street, South Hero, Vt. The discussion will […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Stephen Engelberg, an investigative journalist and editor-in-chief of ProPublica, will receive the New England First Amendment Coalition‘s 2019 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award. Named after the late publisher of The Providence Journal, the Hamblett Award is given each year to an individual who has promoted, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Brown University is prohibiting photography and audio and video recording of a speech by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on its campus Wednesday despite the event being open to the public and expected to cover topics of national importance. In response to the university’s media restrictions, […]

NEFAC announced in January the launching of its First Amendment conversation series, an ambitious effort to educate the region about our civil liberties and the value of journalism. Our goal at the time — and still now — is to help every community in New England learn more about the freedoms we cherish and how […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition today argued against a Colorado Supreme Court ruling that limits public access to court records in criminal proceedings. The ruling “impedes the public monitoring of the judicial system which is essential for the functioning of our democracy,” argued NEFAC […]

As part of its Free Speech Week celebration later this month, a group of constitutional advocates and media organizations are hosting a panel discussion to explore the future of the First Amendment. Free Speech Week — celebrated this year Oct. 22-28 — is a national campaign to increase awareness of free speech and its value […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will participate on a special committee tasked with drafting a new student journalism policy for the Burlington (Vt.) School District. The Burlington School Board formed the committee after editors at the Burlington High School student newspaper complained recently about […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for its 2018 Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award. The award is given to an individual from one of the six New England states who has fought for information crucial to the public’s understanding of its community or […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition argued against a Florida state prison rule today that allows unreasonable censorship of inmate mail, calling the consequences of the rule “particularly harsh.” NEFAC joined 17 other media and civil liberty advocates in an Oct. 11 amicus brief filed […]