Regional Right-to-Know Award
May 11, 2021
I was awarded first place in the Right to Know category in this year’s New England Better Newspaper Competition. … More Regional Right-to-Know Award
Tag: New Haven
Police Illegally Hid Secret Drug Policy
February 11, 2019
After reviewing my appeal, the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission ruled that both the police department and police commission had broken the law at nearly every step as they developed a policy on allowable drug use by applicants. … More Police Illegally Hid Secret Drug Policy
FOIC Staff: School Board Violated Law
July 16, 2018
By not posting completed agendas on time and whispering to each other during meetings, a school board committee violated the state’s open meetings law, concludes a preliminary state open-government opinion. … More FOIC Staff: School Board Violated Law
Fill In NHPD’s [Redacted] Drug Policy
March 26, 2018
Prompted by city lawyers, the New Haven Police Department turned over a copy of its new two-page hiring guidelines — with almost every line about drug use whited out. Feel like helping to fill in the blanks? … More Fill In NHPD’s [Redacted] Drug Policy
Judge Schools City On First Amendment
September 11, 2017
Federal Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer, a former Quinnipiac and current visiting Yale law professor, turned his Church Street courtroom into a lecture hall when it appeared a New Haven government lawyer needed a refresher course on the First Amendment. … More Judge Schools City On First Amendment
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