News – Page 56 – New England First Amendment Coalition

Alliance Urges Passage of Mass. Public Records Modernization Bill

March 12, 2015

Marking Sunshine Week, Open-Government Groups Call for Long-Overdue Reforms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE United under the banner of the Massachusetts Freedom […]

NEFAC Concerned About Criminal Record Access, Mass. Decisions to Allow Withholding of Arrest Info

March 11, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition is greatly concerned about

NEFAC Calls for Correctional System Transparency, Reintroduction of Private Prison Information Act

March 11, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition joined 54 civil rights

Subscribers of The Boston Globe Can Help NEFAC Win Ad Space, Promote Open Government

March 2, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org If you’re a subscriber of The Boston Globe, here is a

Award Recipient Calls for Cameras in Federal Courts, Media Alliances to Protect First Amendment Rights

February 25, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Federal courts are well-equipped to provide transparency, but as retired

N.H. Resident and Transparency Advocate Harriet Cady to Receive 2015 Citizenship Award

February 16, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition will honor New Hampshire native and long-time

Deadline Approaching for Orfield Citizenship Award; Nominate a Local Freedom of Information Hero

January 27, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award Nominations Deadline February 1, 2015 Nomination

NEFAC, Media Organizations Argue For Release of Mugshots Taken By U.S. Marshals Service

January 23, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition joined 36 news organizations today to file

NEFAC to Honor Slain Journalist James Foley with Annual Freedom of Information Award

January 19, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org A seasoned war correspondent, New Hampshire native James Foley committed

Retired Judge Nancy Gertner to Receive NEFAC’s 2015 Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award

January 12, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org An advocate for cameras in the courtroom, and such a

NEFAC Seeks Nominations for Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award

January 7, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award Nominations Deadline February 1, 2015 Nomination

Maine Judge Bars Reporting of Court Testimony, NEFAC Denounces Pre-Publication Censorship

January 6, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Justin Silverman | 774.244.2365 | justin@nefac.org The New England First Amendment Coalition on Tuesday denounced a