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Media Law: 08/01/2012 - 09/01/2012
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A blog about freedom of the press. Thursday, August 23, 2012. Search Warrant Affidavit Open to Public, SJC Rules. In a victory for the news media, the Supreme Judicial Court today sided with the Quincy Patriot Ledger and ruled that the affidavit filed by police in support of a search warrant should be open to the public. In its decision today, the SJC noted that there is a longstanding presumption in favor of public access to search warrants and supporting materials. While a judge may restrict access...
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Media Law: 05/01/2011 - 06/01/2011
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A blog about freedom of the press. Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Full Text of Ruling in South Hadley Open Meeting Case. As a follow-up to my post earlier today, Judge Calls Open Meeting Violation 'Shameful,'. Here is the full text of the ruling: Gelinas v. Town of South Hadley. Judge Calls Open Meeting Violation 'Shameful'. Full details of the ruling are available in a report from The Republican. This ruling is notable for several reasons:. With regard to the UMass trustees.) Here, the judge gave this argum...
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MassFOIA Renews Call for Mass. Public Records Law Reform in Wake of Governor’s Administrative Guidance - New England First Amendment Coalition
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Home and Contact Menu. Protecting the First Amendment and the public's right to know. MassFOIA Renews Call for Mass. Public Records Law Reform in Wake of Governor’s Administrative Guidance. NEFAC, Open Government Groups Call Memo to Cabinet Secretaries a Positive, But Limited Step. The Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance. A network of more than 40 groups committed to reforming the state public records law, today commended Gov. Charlie Baker. But we also need legislation to fix the law itself an...
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Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association | Media Nation
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By Dan Kennedy The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions. Tag Archives: Massachusetts Newspaper Publishers Association. Open government in Mass. moves to closer to reality. The following is a press release from the ACLU of Massachusetts. Set clear limits on how much money government agencies can charge for public records;. Set reasonable time frames for responses to public records requests;. In November, the Center for Public Integrity released a report that gave the Commonwealth an ...
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Media Law: 08/01/2011 - 09/01/2011
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A blog about freedom of the press. Sunday, August 28, 2011. 1st Circuit Rules Public Has Right to Videotape Police. In a resounding affirmation of the First Amendment, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Has ruled that members of the public have a constitutionally protected right to videotape police carrying out their duties in public. The Aug. 26 ruling in Glik v. Cunniffe. The ruling comes in the case of Simon Glik. After a state court judge dismissed all the charges against him, Glik filed a civil ...
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Media Law: 03/01/2012 - 04/01/2012
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A blog about freedom of the press. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Bills to Strengthen Open Meeting Law Get Mothballed. One of the bills that the committee referred to study is House Bill 1734. Filed by Rep. Antonio F.D. Cabral. Rep Cabral's bill would also have authorized recovery of attorneys' fees and costs by citizens who bring legal actions to enforce the OML. Currently, Massachusetts is one of fewer than 10 states that do not allow citizens to recover attorneys' fees. The Joint Committee also mothballed f...
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Statement of MassFOIA On Secretary Galvin's Public Records Initiative - New England First Amendment Coalition
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Home and Contact Menu. Protecting the First Amendment and the public's right to know. Statement of MassFOIA On Secretary Galvin’s Public Records Initiative. Secretary William F. Galvin filed on Monday an initiative petition. To revise the state public records law. The Massachusetts Freedom of Information Alliance. MassFOIA), a network of more than 40 groups committed to reforming the state public records law, including the New England First Amendment Coalition. The petition is unnecessary at this time.
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