Access to State Courts

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Introduction to State Courts
This class is taught by NEFAC President Gregory V. Sullivan. He serves as general counsel for Union Leader Corp. and teaches at Suffolk University Law School and the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications.

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Court Documents and Hearings
This lesson is taught by attorney and NEFAC President Gregory V. Sullivan. By viewing this lesson, you’ll learn: (1) court rules on accessing judicial records and proceedings (2) special considerations for journalists, such as the right to record court hearings and (3) how to object to a denial of access for records or to a proceeding.

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Online Access to State Court Documents
This lesson is taught by Annmarie Timmins, a senior reporter for New Hampshire Bulletin. She previously covered state government, courts and social justice issues for the Concord Monitor for 25 years. She won a Nieman Fellowship to study journalism and mental health courts at Harvard University. Timmins has also taught journalism at the University of New Hampshire and writing at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications.