Below is the March 1o, 2014, testimony of NEFAC’s executive director, Rosanna Cavanagh, Esq., given to Connecticut’s state Committee on Government Administration and Elections. Cavanagh addressed issues related to Bill No. 381 which concerns victim privacy and the public’s right to know.  As Executive Director of the New England First Amendment Coalition, a non-profit organization […]

By James H. Smith When Connecticut legislators met in secret last session, working with the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, they came out from behind closed doors long enough to pass legislation making secret crime scene photos and certain 911 tapes of every homicide in the state henceforth. The […]

NEFAC Impact Report | Our coalition made an impact throughout the region by protecting First Amendment freedoms and the public’s right to know about government. NEFAC’s commentary appeared in publications across the country and we led dozens of workshops and classes. We presented to diplomats and reporters from 14 different nations and our state-based advocacy […]