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December 2025

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Your Right to Know

• Rhode Island Supreme Court Urged to Pry Open ‘Private’ School Meetings | The Central Square

• South End Resident Sues City, Boston Police for Skirting Public Records Law, Hiding Mass and Cass Crime Data | Boston Herald

• Lawmakers Poised to Open Up State Disability Records to Families, Researchers | GBH

• FOIC Releases Two Proposed Final Decisions on Sexual Misconduct | Inside Investigator

Trump Administration and the Press

• NPR Battles Trump Executive Order in Court | NPR

• New York Times Sues Pentagon Over Press Access | Reuters

• Inside AP’s First Amendment Battle with Trump’s White House as ‘Gulf of America’ Dispute Heads Back to Court | FOX News

• Ex-FCC Chair: Trump's Threat to ABC 'Unprecedented, Unlawful, Tragic' | UPI

Other News We're Tracking

Elected Officials' First Amendment Rights

• The Pentagon and the FBI Are Investigating Six Legislators for Exercising Their First Amendment Rights | Reason

• What is Sedition? The Laws, Penalties and Legitimacy of Trump's Claims | WESH

• Experts Doubt the Pentagon Can Punish Kelly Over the 'Illegal Orders' Video | Associated Press

Open Government

• AG to CT Court: Some General Assembly Records Aren’t Public | CT Mirror

• Report Finds Connecticut Lawmakers Can Legally Delete Public Records Emails | New Canaan Advertiser

• DiZoglio Launches Ballot Push to Put State House Under Public Records Law | WCVB

• What Did Healey Know About the Background of Aide Arrested for Drug Trafficking? | The Boston Globe

• FOIC Again Orders Release of Colchester Ballots | Inside Investigator

Immigration

• ICEBlock App Sues Trump Administration for Censorship and 'Unlawful Threats' | NHPR

• Boston Sued By Judicial Watch for Withholding Public Records Tied to Mayor Wu’s Pro-Immigration Rally | Boston Herald

• Justice Department Urges Supreme Court to Block Immigration Judges’ Free Speech Lawsuit | CNN

• Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Rümeysa Öztürk's Federal Student Record | GBH

New Hampshire Transgender Athlete Protest

• At Circuit Court, NH Parents Argue for the Right to Protest Transgender Athletes | New Hampshire Bulletin

• Attorney for Bow’s Ban on Wristband Protests Compares Free Speech to ‘Poison’ | NH Journal

• Court Hears Arguments on Bow Protest Against Transgender Athletes in School Sports | New Hampshire Public Radio

Also On Our Radar . . .

• Political Consultant Defies Court Order in Lawsuit Over AI Robocalls That Mimicked Biden | Associated Press

• CT Law Firm Represents FBI Agent Trainee Who Alleges He Was Fired Over Pride Flag | CT Insider

• Religious Freedom Fight Grows in Massachusetts Community Over Statues Honoring Police and Firefighters | Fox News

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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