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September 2024
 

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Public Commentary


• 'You Cannot Speak:' Waterboro Man Cut Off From Speaking at Sanford City Council Meeting | WGME


• How Should New Hampshire Municipalities Regulate Public Comment Sessions? | NHPR


• City Hall: Concerns Raised Over Changes to Manchester, N.H. Public Comment Rules | Union Leader




“Across the region, there have been attempts to limit comment to only the residents of that particular town or municipality.”


NEFAC Executive Director Justin Silverman to WGME


 

Richards v. Union Leader


• N.H. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Opinion Piece Writer in Defamation Case | NHPR


• Union Leader, Op-Ed Writer Didn't Defame Man Over Critical Race Theory, Says N.H. Supreme Court | Union Leader


• Read New Hampshire Supreme Court Decision


• Read NEFAC, ACLU Amicus Brief




“We must tolerate insulting, and even outrageous, speech in order to provide adequate ‘breathing space’ to the freedoms protected by the First Amendment.”


New Hampshire Supreme Court quoting Snyder v. Phelps


 

Other News We're Tracking
 

Public Records


• Bangor Suggests Charging More Money for Public Records Requests | Bangor Daily News


• New Hampshire Supreme Court Reaffirms Decision to Give Union Leader Records on YDC Violence | Union Leader



• Poll: Massachusetts Voters Overwhelmingly Support Ending Public Records Exemption, Auditing the Legislature | Pioneer Institute
 

Police Transparency


• Half the Story | BINJ


• Maine AG Not Meeting Certain Deadlines Under Police Shooting Transparency Law | WGME


• ‘The Law Needs to Catch Up’: Secret Recordings By Police Before Mass. High Court in Test of Wiretap Law | The Boston Globe
 

Campus Protests


• Mass. Colleges Move to Curtail Protests, Pivot to School-Led 'Civil Discourse' Events | WBUR


• Examining UVM’s Policies Regarding Free Speech on Campus | Vermont Cynic


• New UMass Protest Policy Draws Legal Scrutiny | The Mass Media


• Pro-Palestine Student Group Sues University of Vermont | WCAX


• UMass Demonstration Task Force Tries to Balance Rights, Rules | Daily Hampshire Gazette


• Emerson College Bans Protests in Boylston Place Alley After Arrests: ‘Civil Disobedience is Contrary to Emerson College Policy’ | Boston Herald
 

National News


• Trump Ignores the First Amendment and Says Those Who Criticize the Supreme Court Should Be Tossed in Jail | The Independent



• FCC Chair Rejects Trump Call to Pull ABC Licenses Over Presidential Debate | CNBC


• A Maine Man Helped Get the U.S. Defense Department to Release Detailed Suicide Data. He’s Not Satisfied | Portland Press Herald


• Covid Censorship on Facebook Stretched 1st Amendment Say Free Speech Lawyers | Newsweek
 

Also On Our Radar


• eBay Employees Harassed Them Over Their Reporting. Now the Company Wants Their Sources | The Boston Globe



• Married Couple Sue New Hampshire City for Denying Request to Fly ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag outside City Hall | National Review


• Vermont's Secretary of State is Raising Concerns Over the Use of AI in Politics | Vermont Public



• Mass. High Court Justices Stress Need for Transparency in Cases of Men Accused of Buying Sex at Local Brothels | The Boston Globe
 
 
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 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 Conn. Media Group

Academy of New England Journalists

Connecticut Public

WBUR-Boston

WCVB-Boston
 

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