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Indiana unlawfully withheld execution drug purchasing records, judge rules
The judge sided with arguments made by an RCFP attorney representing the Indiana Capital Chronicle.Categorized in Freedom of information
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5 tips for making the most out of Indiana’s public records law
In advance of Sunshine Week, RCFP's Kris Cundiff shares his top tips for obtaining public records in Indiana.By Kris CundiffCategorized in Freedom of information
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RCFP expands free legal support to local newsrooms in Gulf states and upper Midwest
The expansion nearly doubles the Local Legal Initiative, building on six years of success supporting local journalism.Categorized in Announcements
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Bodycam, dashcam videos offer new details about what led to fatal police shooting in Pennsylvania
WKBN obtained the recordings after successfully suing the PA State Police with free legal help from an RCFP attorney.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Oklahoma Voice v. Oklahoma State Department of Transportation
RCFP is representing the Oklahoma Voice in a lawsuit seeking access to state flight logs.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
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Feliciani v. The Impact Project
RCFP attorneys have spent years representing the Bucks County Courier Times in its fight to unseal the records.By evespaCategorized in Court access -
Unsealed autopsy reveals details about mysterious death of prosecutor Jonathan Luna
An RCFP attorney represented LNP | LancasterOnline in its yearslong legal battle to unseal the records.Categorized in Court access
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Inside RCFP attorneys’ fight for police transparency in Pennsylvania
Police bodycams were meant to deliver transparency, but in Pennsylvania, Act 22 makes that promise harder to keep.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Godfrey v. Bedford County
Journalist Calvin Godfrey is represented by RCFP Local Legal Initiative Attorney Paula Knudsen Burke.By evespaCategorized in Freedom of information -
With support from RCFP attorneys, LNP | LancasterOnline wins access to police bodycam videos of teen arrests
“This is an important win not just for LNP but for the promise of transparency in the Commonwealth."Categorized in Freedom of information
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