Local Legal Initiative

Twin Cities attorney Christopher Proczko joins as the organization's first full-time Minnesota-based lawyer.

A Reporters Committee attorney helped NewsChannel 5 successfully challenge the sealing of search warrants concerning a sitting congressman.

A Reporters Committee attorney is helping an Indiana journalist fight a subpoena.

A Reporters Committee attorney is representing the news outlet in fighting for access to public records.

A Reporters Committee attorney is helping a news outlet fight for records related to a police department's partnership with ICE.

Local 3 News seeks records about the shooting that killed five service members.

The Weakley County Examiner is suing a Tennessee school district for settlement records.

The actions “constituted an egregious affront to the First Amendment right of the press and public to access court proceedings.”

When news media organizations band together, they can wage powerful fights for transparency.

In a letter, the coalition argues the Public Access Counselor’s office is violating state transparency laws.