Nominations Open for NEFAC’s 2025 Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award
The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for its 2025 Antonia Orfield Citizenship Award. The Antonia Orfield Citizenship […]
NEFAC Seeks Nominations for 2025 Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award
The New England First Amendment Coalition is seeking nominations for its 2025 Michael Donoghue Freedom of Information Award. The FOI
Fellowship Applications Now Available for Annual Investigative Journalism Program
Open to New England Reporters, Editors and Producers; Deadline August 29 The New England First Amendment Coalition will host its
After Tragic Death of Kindergarten Student, NEFAC Again Asks Mass. Attorney General to Allow Release of Driver Records
The New England First Amendment Coalition is again asking the Massachusetts Attorney General to order the disclosure of certain motor vehicle
Legislation and Policy
Testimony in Support of Rhode Island Senate Bill 909: An Act Related to Public Records — Access to Public Records
Amicus Briefs
Perkins Coie LLP v. U.S. Dept. of Justice (April 9, 2025) The President seeks the simultaneous power to wield the legal
NEFAC Testimony in Support of Rhode Island APRA Reform
NEFAC’s Mike Stanton provided the following remarks during a May 22, 2025 hearing of the Rhode Island Senate Committee on
NEFAC Testifies in Support of Common-Sense, Practical Public Records Law Reform in Rhode Island
The New England First Amendment Coalition testified today in support of much-needed reform to Rhode Island’s Access to Public Records
Legal Briefing and Other Advocacy 2024
To Milton (Vt.) Library Board of Trustees Re: Public Recording of Open Meetings (Nov. 14, 2024) It is our understanding that
NEFAC, Rhode Island Partners Again Offer Guidance as State Prepares Launch of Online Court Records System
Update 3.26.25: Court officials responded to the letter by saying that as “the Supreme Court moves forward with the implementation