FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, a son of Vermont printers, recalled during the New England First Amendment Coalition’s annual luncheon today that he learned from a young age the importance of free speech. “We were taught that people have a right to practice any religion they want […]

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org U.S. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, will be available immediately following his Feb. 19 keynote address at the New England First Amendment Coalition’s annual awards luncheon at the Park Plaza Hotel in Boston. Upon the luncheon’s […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org An alliance of more than 50 journalism and open government advocacy organizations, including the New England First Amendment Coalition, continues to push for more transparency within the federal government.  Several journalists and attorneys representing the alliance met with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest late last year […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will present U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a long-time champion of press freedom and First Amendment rights, with its 2016 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award on Friday in Boston. Leahy, the nation’s longest serving senator and the ranking member on the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will honor two New England residents this month for their fights to open public records and expose gaping deficiencies in the areas of child welfare and special education. Jenifer McKim, senior investigative reporter and trainer at the New England Center […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Amy Gajda, a law professor at Tulane University Law School, will be discussing her book, “The First Amendment Bubble: How Privacy and Paparazzi Threaten a Free Press” at 4 p.m. on Feb. 11 at New England Law | Boston, 154 Stuart Street in Boston. Gajda is the keynote […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The Massachusetts State Senate today released legislation to reform the Massachusetts public records law and announced a vote on the subject next week. Open government groups which comprise the steering committee of the Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance — including the New England First Amendment Coalition […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is extending to Jan. 15 the application and nomination deadlines for its 2016 Freedom of Information and Antonia Orfield Citizenship awards. The FOI Award is given each year to a New England journalist or team of journalists for a […]

Dear Friend of the First Amendment, There are many injustices in the world that need to be exposed. This message was conveyed frequently during our fifth annual New England First Amendment Institute last fall. Each year we invite 25 journalists from throughout the region to a three-day investigative journalism workshop, provided at no cost and featuring presentations by […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for the 2016 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 what […]