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Reporters Committee attorneys represent journalist suing city of Memphis over exclusion from media advisory list
The city refused to add MLK50 Editor Wendi Thomas to its media advisory list in retaliation for coverage.
May 13, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Local Legal Initiative
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent Tennessee media coalition suing over secret vote
Lawsuit against state’s Registry of Election Finance is the first filed as part of new Local Legal Initiative
April 29, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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The legal needs of local news: What we learned from the Local Legal Initiative proposal process
Journalists said they are routinely being stymied by a culture of secrecy that is pervasive in local and state governments.
March 9, 2020
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Chris Young
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