Miami Herald by David Smiley March 28, 2020 A reporter for the state capital bureau operated jointly by two of Florida’s largest newspapers was denied access Saturday to a press conference by Gov. Ron DeSantis detailing the state’s latest efforts to contain one of the largest outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in the country. Mary Ellen Klas, the […]
New Leader Of First Amendment Foundation Ready To Tackle Public Records And Fake News
WFSU by Gina Jordan December 18, 2019 The Tallahassee-based First Amendment Foundation has a new leader. Pamela Marsh took over this month from the retiring Barbara Petersen, who will stick around for a while as a consultant. Marsh is the former U-S Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. She has more than 20 years of legal experience […]
Florida lawmakers want search for university presidents to be secret. Bad idea | Opinion
Miami Herald by Pamela C. Marsh, President of the First Amendment Foundation February 14, 2020 Your state legislators are considering a bill that should be called the University President Secret Selection Act. If this law passes, the process of applying, interviewing and vetting will occur behind closed doors, with no input from the public, until […]
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The First Amendment Foundation proudly announces the beginning of the Honorable Sandy D’Alemberte First Amendment Foundation Student Membership
This year, the state of Florida, the FSU community, the Law School and the First Amendment Foundation lost a great friend and ally in the passing of Sandy D’Alemberte. He was a senator. He became dean of FSU Law School and president of the university. He was not just a hero to Floridians but had […]
Florida First Amendment Foundation names new leader
News Service of Florida October 21, 2019 TALLAHASSEE ― Former U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh will become president of the First Amendment Foundation on Dec. 1, the open-government group has announced. Marsh, who served as U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2015 in the Northern District of Florida, will replace longtime FAF President Barbara Petersen, who is […]
Pamela Marsh named president of First Amendment Foundation
Associated Press October 19, 2019 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Pamela Marsh, a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, will become the new president of the First Amendment Foundation. The organization announced Friday that Marsh will take over in December. She replaces Barbara Petersen, who announced her retirement earlier this year. The First […]
ICYMI: First Amendment Foundation Announces Former United States Attorney Pamela Marsh to Succeed President Barbara Petersen
For Immediate Release: October 21, 2019 Contact: Katie Bohnett katie@floridafaf.org 850-224-4555 TALLAHASSEE – The First Amendment Foundation is pleased to announce that Pamela Marsh, the former United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, will become president of the organization on December 1. She will replace Barbara Petersen, who announced her retirement earlier this year. UPDATE (since 10/18): Incoming FAF President […]
132 Organizations Sign Statement on Government Coronavirus Emergency Transparency and Public Access
March 20, 2020 As state, tribal and local governments across the United States take measures to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, executive orders and legislative proposals are calling for the suspension of normal operating procedures including, at times, compliance with open-meeting and public-records laws. We strongly urge government branches and agencies to recommit to, and […]
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