Christopher T. Bavitz, Jeffrey P. Hermes, Andrew F. Sellars & Jillian Stonecipher, Newsgathering in Massachusetts: an Overview of Legal Protections for Reporters Collecting Facts and Gathering Information in the Commonwealth (Berkman Ctr. for Internet & Soc'y, Cyberlaw Clinic & Digital Media Law Project, May 4, 2013).
Abstract: A White Paper highlighting several categories of laws relevant to independent journalists and newsgatherers in the Commonwealth, including state statutes governing open meetings and public records, revisions to Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Rule 1:19 (which concerns the recording of court proceedings), and federal caselaw interpreting the state wiretap statute as it applies to recording of public officials in public places.