Public Records: Frequently Asked Questions Public Records: Notable Case Law Public Records: Video Tutorials Police Misconduct Records _________________________________ Open Meetings: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Access to State Courts: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Other Freedom of Information Videos Freedom of Information Legislation Tracker Additional Resources   FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA An Introduction to Public Records Taught by NEFAC’s Gregory V. Sullivan, general counsel for the Union Leader Corporation. He teaches First Amendment Media Law at Suffolk University Law School in Boston and at the Nackey Loeb School […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide MuckRock Public Records Guide Sample FOIA Request via National Freedom of Information Coalition New Hampshire Attorney General Right to Know Law Memo

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Ortolano v City of Nashua, No. 2022-0237 (2023) | Found that government bodies must provide records even if they are difficult to access, such as stored only on backup tapes. Union Leader Corp. v. City of […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA An Introduction to Public Records Taught by Sigmund Schutz, a partner at Preti Flaherty in Portland. He has been newsroom counsel to Maine’s largest news organization for more than 20 years. Schutz frequently defends broadcast and […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA An Introduction to Public Records Taught by NEFAC’s Dan Barrett, the ACLU of Connecticut’s legal director, this is the first of several lessons on the state’s Freedom of Information Act. 3 Requests 3 Stories Jordan Fenster of Hearst […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA An Introduction to Public Records Taught by NEFAC’s Jonathan M. Albano, a partner at Morgan Lewis in Boston. Albano’s practice is focused on commercial, media, and appellate litigation, as well as representing newspapers, entertainment and news […]

Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Federal FOIA This multimedia guide on freedom of information laws in the region is brought to you by the New England First Amendment Coalition with help and support from the following: Hearst Connecticut Media Group, The Boston Globe, Paul and Ann Sagan, The Robertson Foundation, Boston University, WBUR-Boston, the Academy of New England Journalists, NEFAC […]

Public Records: Frequently Asked Questions Public Records: Notable Case Law Public Records: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Open Meetings: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Access to State Courts: Video Tutorials _________________________________ Clerk-Magistrate ‘Show Cause’ Hearings _________________________________ Other Freedom of Information Videos Freedom of Information Legislation Tracker Additional Resources   FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New […]

FOI Guide Home Connecticut | Maine | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Vermont | Federal FOIA Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide MuckRock Public Records Guide Sample FOIA Request via National Freedom of Information Coalition Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Guide Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth Appeals […]