NEWBURYPORT — The Greater Newburyport Bar Association presents "The Rise of Authoritarianism: What’s Happening to Our Rights?" on Thursday, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Newburyport Superior Court, 145 High St., Newburyport.
In a time when fundamental democratic principles are being tested - from threats to free expression and challenges to due process, to questions about whether the rule of law still holds firm - a panel of former judges and others will discuss how healthy is America's democracy.

 The Daily News of Newburyport

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