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February 2026

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Press Freedom, Newsgathering

• First Amendment Lawyer Says FBI's Search of Journalist's Home is 'Radical Escalation' | NPR

• US Judge Bars Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Materials | Al Jazeera

• Journalist Don Lemon Has Been Arrested After He Covered a Minnesota Church Protest | The Boston Globe

• Judge Sides with Journalist Against Northwestern DA | The Shoestring

Open Government

• ‘Slates’ Should Not Be Cleaned at the Public’s Expense | Portland Press Herald

• R.I. Advocates Backing Separate Bill to Make Crash Data Public | The Boston Globe

• Mass. Open Meeting Law Complaints and Violations Rose in 2025 | Worcester Business Journal

• Where Do the Candidates for R.I. Attorney General Stand on Open Records Legislation? | The Boston Globe

Other News We're Tracking

Student Free Speech

• Student Sues UMass Amherst on First Amendment Rights, After School Suspends Him | New England Public Media

• Calling Trump ‘Authoritarian,’ Judge Seeks to Restrict Student Deportations | The New York Times

• ‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’: Judge Slams Trump Administration Over Targeted Deportations | Politico

Law Enforcement and Your Right to Protest

• Mass. Court Rules Shouldn’t Prevent Public From Recording ICE | The Mass Dump

• ICE Observers Say Immigration Agents Tried to Intimidate Them. One Man is Pursuing Legal Action | Maine Monitor

• Your First Amendment Rights When Protesting | CT Mirror

Also On Our Radar . . .

• No Public Data Exists on the Academic Performance of EFA Students. A Bill Would Change That | Concord Monitor

• ACLU Says Rules Limit Who Can Speak Out About Judge Nominees. Why It Matters | The Providence Journal

• Maine Mulls Requiring Disclaimers for Political Communications Using Altered Videos and Images | Maine Wire

• Pentagon Defends Restrictions on Media Outlets | The New York Times

Thank You to Our Supporters

NEFAC appreciates the support of all its donors and contributors. In particular, we would like to recognize the Estate of Gloria L. Negri, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and the following Leadership Circle donors ($10,000+) and Major Supporters ($2,500-$9,999):

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE

Rhode Island Foundation

The Boston Globe

Paul and Ann Sagan

The Robertson Foundation

MAJOR SUPPORTERS

Boston University

Hearst Connecticut Media Group

Academy of New England Journalists

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