Thursday, August 23, 2012

Search Warrant Affidavit Open to Public, SJC Rules

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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...
Tuesday, July 03, 2012

Outrageous Censorship of Blogger in Berkshire County

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A District Court judge in Pittsfield, Mass., that makes a travesty of the First Amendment. Last Thursday, Judge Bethzaida Sanabria-Vega orde...
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Bills to Strengthen Open Meeting Law Get Mothballed

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Bills that would have put sharper teeth in the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law and that would have extended the law to the legislature have b...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

SJC Issues Key Ruling on Cameras in Courts

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued an important ruling this morning on the constitutionality of cameras in the courts. Ruling o...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

AG Posts Series of Open Meeting Law Training Videos

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Kudos to Attorney General Martha Coakley's office for creating and posting a series of free training videos in the Massachusetts Open M...
Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Video of Tuesday's Hearing on Shield Bill

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As I noted previously , the Massachusetts legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing this week on a bill to create a ...
Sunday, March 04, 2012

Cameras in Courts Focus of Boston Bar Panel

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The U.S. District Court in Massachusetts is among 14 federal courts participating in a  pilot project  allowing cameras in the courtroom. ...
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Legislature Sets March 6 Hearing on Journalist Shield Bill for Mass.

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The Joint Committee on the Judiciary will hold a hearing this week on a bill to create a journalist shield law in Massachusetts.  House Bi...