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Massachusetts denies appeal after Lowell refuses to release records; cites discretion allowed in cases involving litigation

Posted by admin on 26 June 2012, 10:44 am

By Colman Herman, contributing writer, Commonwealth magazine In 2006, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin amended his public records regulations to give him discretion on whether to open an appeal concerning a request for public records. He may decline to open an appeal where the public records in question are the subject of a dispute [...]

Filed under Massachusetts, Public Records. Tagged Attorney David Milton, Attorney Howard Friedman, Cindy Thach, Lowell Police Department, Lowell police Officer Stephen Ciavola, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin

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Memorial service for Anthony Lewis

The former New York Times columnist who was honored by the New England First Amendment Coalition with its inaugural Stephen Hamblett First Amendment Award died on March 25, 2013.
A service will be held in Lewis's honor at 3 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 at The Memorial Church in Harvard Yard.
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