Boston Globe: "State lawmaker dating top lobbyist accuses Globe of using ‘illegal materials’ in reporting on public court documents"

"State Representative Jeffrey Roy, who has been the focus of Boston Globe coverage about his relationship with a top lobbyist, leveled a series of accusations against the newspaper Wednesday, claiming it used “illegal materials” and violated a court order when it published claims from his estranged wife.

An attorney for the Globe disputed Roy’s assertions and said the newspaper did nothing unlawful in reporting information that was included in publicly available court records.

Roy made his comments during an appearance before members of the Medway Democratic Town Committee. The Franklin Democrat repeatedly criticized the newspaper’s coverage in the roughly hourlong talk, suggesting it committed ”journalistic malpractice" in its reporting of his relationship with a lobbyist who had business before the legislative committee he led."

Continue to read the Boston Globe article -> 

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/14/metro/jeffrey-roy-lobbyist-jennifer-crawford-boston-globe/

How to access the Globe articles via the Franklin Library with your library card

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/how-to-access-online-resources-with.html

I talked with Rep Roy early in February, 2025 and you can listen to our conversation

https://www.franklinmatters.org/2025/02/state-rep-jeff-roy-looks-back-on-2024.html

Rep Roy with Governor M Healey, and Councilor G Jones celebrating the climate bill signing in Dec 2024 (photo courtesy Rep Roy's office)