What fees are associated with requesting public documents? New Hampshire’s Access to Public Records law does not specify what fees a public agency may charge. The law does state that a public agency to charge for the actual cost of copying a records. However, the fees may not exceed the actual cost. The Act also […]

Below is the March 1o, 2014, testimony of NEFAC’s executive director, Rosanna Cavanagh, Esq., given to Connecticut’s state Committee on Government Administration and Elections. Cavanagh addressed issues related to Bill No. 381 which concerns victim privacy and the public’s right to know.  As Executive Director of the New England First Amendment Coalition, a non-profit organization […]

NEFAC receives considerable press coverage each year for its consistent advocacy of freedom of information and First Amendment concerns. Below are links to stories we’ve appeared in during the current year. Coverage from previous years can be seen here: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | […]

Meet NEFAC’s Summer Legal Fellows and First Amendment Interns | Joining the coalition this summer are: Sophia Brown, a rising second-year law student at New England Law | Boston; Lindsey Vickers, a rising second-year law student at the University of Washington School of Law; Claire Kelley, a rising junior at Roger Williams University; and Catharine […]