New England First Amendment Coalition
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NEFAC is the region’s leading defender of First Amendment freedoms and government transparency — the foundation of a healthy democracy. How you can support our work: http://nefac.org/support
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In this month's Community newsletter:
- NEFAC Provides Open Government Training to South Portland School Board Members
- Open Meeting Law Updates: Registration Now Open for New Classes
- View: Health Care Reporting 101
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- NEFAC Provides Open Government Training to South Portland School Board Members
- Open Meeting Law Updates: Registration Now Open for New Classes
- View: Health Care Reporting 101
Read more and subscribe: conta.cc/4sHNZRi
January 24, 2026 at 2:37 PM
In this month's Community newsletter:
- NEFAC Provides Open Government Training to South Portland School Board Members
- Open Meeting Law Updates: Registration Now Open for New Classes
- View: Health Care Reporting 101
Read more and subscribe: conta.cc/4sHNZRi
- NEFAC Provides Open Government Training to South Portland School Board Members
- Open Meeting Law Updates: Registration Now Open for New Classes
- View: Health Care Reporting 101
Read more and subscribe: conta.cc/4sHNZRi
Register now for our upcoming update on the Massachusetts open meeting law with attorney Samuel Thomas at Morgan Lewis us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Register now for our upcoming update on the Massachusetts open meeting law with attorney Samuel Thomas at Morgan Lewis us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
Registration now open! Join us next month for an update on Rhode Island's open meeting law with @johnmarion.bsky.social at @commoncauseri.bsky.social: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Registration now open! Join us next month for an update on Rhode Island's open meeting law with @johnmarion.bsky.social at @commoncauseri.bsky.social: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
Miss our Health Care Reporting 101 class with journalist @felicejfreyer.bsky.social? Catch up here: youtu.be/xT0TYzsm1B4?... #journalism
Health Care Reporting 101
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January 23, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Miss our Health Care Reporting 101 class with journalist @felicejfreyer.bsky.social? Catch up here: youtu.be/xT0TYzsm1B4?... #journalism
US Judge Bars Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Materials | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
US judge bars government from reviewing seized Washington Post materials
The Washington Post has demanded the immediate return of materials seized from reporter Hannah Natanson.
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January 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM
US Judge Bars Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Materials | Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...
Saints, Statues, and Church-State Separation | SCOTUSblog www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/sain...
Saints, statues, and church-state separation
Rights and Responsibilities is a recurring series by Richard Garnett on legal education, the role of the courts in our constitutional structure, and the law of religious freedom and free expression.…
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January 23, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Saints, Statues, and Church-State Separation | SCOTUSblog www.scotusblog.com/2026/01/sain...
Registration now open! Join us next month for an update on Connecticut's open meeting law with attorney Alexa Millinger at Hinckley Allen. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
January 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Registration now open! Join us next month for an update on Connecticut's open meeting law with attorney Alexa Millinger at Hinckley Allen. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #opengov #journalism
DiZoglio Seeks to Sue Massport and Knocks State Government's Culture of 'Withholding' Info | GBH News www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
DiZoglio seeks to sue Massport and knocks state government's culture of 'withholding' info
The auditor says Massport blocked her access to some personnel records during an audit of settlement agreements with state employees.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
DiZoglio Seeks to Sue Massport and Knocks State Government's Culture of 'Withholding' Info | GBH News www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
Registration Now Open! Join us next week to learn how Maine's open meeting law has changed during the last four years and what developments — for better or worse — may be on the horizon. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @themainemonitor.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Registration Now Open! Join us next week to learn how Maine's open meeting law has changed during the last four years and what developments — for better or worse — may be on the horizon. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @themainemonitor.org
NEFAC Joins National Effort to Oppose Pentagon Media Access Policy nefac.org/news/nefac-j... #journalism
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
NEFAC Joins National Effort to Oppose Pentagon Media Access Policy nefac.org/news/nefac-j... #journalism
New Hampshire Republican Seeks to Criminalize Doxing, Firing for Political Views | New Hampshire Bulletin newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/01/20/n...
New Hampshire Republican seeks to criminalize doxing, firing for political views • New Hampshire Bulletin
A pair of bills introduced by Rep. Terry Roy, a Deerfield Republican and the chairman of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee, would explicitly prohibit people from “doxing”…
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January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
New Hampshire Republican Seeks to Criminalize Doxing, Firing for Political Views | New Hampshire Bulletin newhampshirebulletin.com/2026/01/20/n...
The @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social Center for Information Literacy recently presented “Information is Power: The First Amendment, Public Records, and the Press,” a mini-conference. Here are some quotes from NEFAC executive director and presenter Justin Silverman. www.simmons.edu/news/first-a...
The First Amendment, Decoded | Simmons University
The Simmons Center for Information Literacy recently presented “Information is Power: The First Amendment, Public Records, and the Press,” a mini-conference designed to address how we can all exercise...
www.simmons.edu
January 20, 2026 at 8:39 PM
The @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social Center for Information Literacy recently presented “Information is Power: The First Amendment, Public Records, and the Press,” a mini-conference. Here are some quotes from NEFAC executive director and presenter Justin Silverman. www.simmons.edu/news/first-a...
Audit Standoff Escalates: DiZoglio Accuses AG of Cover-Up, Claims Legislature Destroying Records | State House News Service fallriverreporter.com/audit-stando...
Audit Standoff Escalates: DiZoglio Accuses AG of Cover-Up, Claims Legislature Destroying Records
BY ELLA ADAMS Auditor Diana DiZoglio's new claim that the stalling of her legislative audit is giving lawmakers time to destroy documents and records is "baseless," according to House Speaker Ron…
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January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Audit Standoff Escalates: DiZoglio Accuses AG of Cover-Up, Claims Legislature Destroying Records | State House News Service fallriverreporter.com/audit-stando...
Maine Mulls Requiring Disclaimers for Political Communications Using Altered Videos and Images | Maine Wire www.themainewire.com/2026/01/main...
Maine Mulls Requiring Disclaimers for Political Communications Using Altered Videos and Images
At a public hearing next week, Mainers will have the opportunity to weigh in on a bill that would require political communications using images or videos that have been manipulated or altered to…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Maine Mulls Requiring Disclaimers for Political Communications Using Altered Videos and Images | Maine Wire www.themainewire.com/2026/01/main...
Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations | The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
Judge Proposes Restricting Deportation of Student Activists
In a case over the First Amendment rights of noncitizen scholars, a federal judge proposed extending protections to members of two academic groups behind a lawsuit.
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January 17, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations | The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/u...
US Judge to Shield Scholars Who Challenged Deporting of Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
US Judge to Shield Scholars Who Challenged Deporting of Pro-Palestinian Campus Activists | Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us-jud...
Judge to Protect Noncitizen Academics Involved in Case From ‘Authoritarian’ Trump | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Judge to Protect Noncitizen Academics Involved in Case From ‘Authoritarian’ Trump | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’: Judge Slams Trump Administration Over Targeted Deportations | Politico www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
‘Unconstitutional conspiracy’: Judge slams Trump administration over targeted deportations
A Reagan appointee pointedly rebuked decisions by Trump, Rubio and Noem.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:30 PM
‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’: Judge Slams Trump Administration Over Targeted Deportations | Politico www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
First Amendment Lawyer Says FBI's Search of Journalist's Home is 'Radical Escalation' | NPR www.ctpublic.org/2026-01-15/f...
First Amendment lawyer says FBI's search of journalist's home is 'radical escalation'
NPR's Michel Martin asks First Amendment lawyer Theodore Boutrous about the FBI executing a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
First Amendment Lawyer Says FBI's Search of Journalist's Home is 'Radical Escalation' | NPR www.ctpublic.org/2026-01-15/f...
FOIC Faults CHRO for Deletion of Cell Phone Messages | Inside Investigator insideinvestigator.org/foic-faults-...
FOIC faults CHRO for deletion of cell phone messages
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January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
FOIC Faults CHRO for Deletion of Cell Phone Messages | Inside Investigator insideinvestigator.org/foic-faults-...
Clean Slate Legislation Would Seal Records, Expand Workforce Opportunities Across Mass. | Boston Business Journal www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
Clean slate legislation would seal records, expand workforce opportunities across Mass. - Boston Business Journal
A criminal record can cut job offer chances nearly in half, and Massachusetts business owners say pending Clean Slate legislation could help more than 523,000 residents while strengthening the…
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January 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Clean Slate Legislation Would Seal Records, Expand Workforce Opportunities Across Mass. | Boston Business Journal www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/...
FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter’s Home, Confiscates Her Phone in Exceedingly Rare Step | Associated Press www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/n...
FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home, confiscates her phone in exceedingly rare step - The Boston Globe
The Post was told that Hannah Natanson and the newspaper are not targets of the probe, executive editor Matt Murray said in an email to colleagues.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:30 PM
FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter’s Home, Confiscates Her Phone in Exceedingly Rare Step | Associated Press www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/14/n...
Confusion Over Cannabis Petition Underscores Constitutional ‘Right to Lie’ | Maine Morning Star mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/12/c...
Confusion over cannabis petition underscores constitutional ‘right to lie’ • Maine Morning Star
In downtown Portland, as hundreds of Mainers gathered for an anti-ICE protest Saturday, others were there to gather signatures for a petition to repeal recreational marijuana in Maine. Though, they…
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January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Confusion Over Cannabis Petition Underscores Constitutional ‘Right to Lie’ | Maine Morning Star mainemorningstar.com/2026/01/12/c...
Maine Custody Battle Brings Up Parental Rights and Religion | Portland Press Herald www.pressherald.com/2026/01/13/m...
Maine custody battle brings up parental rights and religion
A father says his daughter suffered a panic attack after attending services at Calvary Chapel Greater Portland and was given sole authority over her religious upbringing. Her mother appealed the…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Maine Custody Battle Brings Up Parental Rights and Religion | Portland Press Herald www.pressherald.com/2026/01/13/m...
FOIC Asks for Appeal Dismissal After Law Change | Inside Investigator insideinvestigator.org/foic-asks-fo...
FOIC asks for appeal dismissal after law change
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January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
FOIC Asks for Appeal Dismissal After Law Change | Inside Investigator insideinvestigator.org/foic-asks-fo...