Wednesday, February 15, 2023
5:30pm-7pm
This class will explore the process of requesting and receiving records from government agencies under the Right-to-Know Law. Class topics will include the following:
- how to draft tailored requests,
- the format in which documents can be received, and
- what types of costs are appropriate under the law.
This class will also address the scope of common exemptions raised, including the right-to-privacy exemption and the exemption for investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.
Your Instructor: Gilles Bissonnette is the Legal Director at the ACLU of New Hampshire, where he leads a team of three civil rights lawyers. He has litigated cases on the criminalization of poverty, voting, police and government accountability, public records, the First Amendment, immigrants’ rights, and criminal justice issues. Gilles has testified before the New Hampshire legislature on hundreds of bills impacting civil liberties. He has been with the ACLU since 2013. Gilles is the 2022 recipient of the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications’ First Amendment Award. He is also the 2022 recipient of the New Hampshire Bar Association’s Distinguished Service to the Public Award.
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