Local Legal Initiative

RCFP's Local Legal Initiative attorney for Tennessee answers some questions about the right to access courtrooms in the state.

An RCFP attorney helped The Frontier obtain jail records related to the man’s death in 2019.

An RCFP attorney sued the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Authority on behalf of the Herald-Citizen's editor.

It’s important to be skeptical of attempts to seal court records.

The Associated Press, represented by an RCFP attorney, successfully fought to make the videos public.

Reporter Ed Mahon discusses the legal battle he waged alongside an RCFP attorney to access medical marijuana data.

The ruling comes a month after the AP, represented by an RCFP attorney, intervened to bring transparency to the case.

RCFP attorneys helped journalist Jerry Geleff challenge an unconstitutional court order that forced him to unpublish his reporting.

From increasing protections for press freedom to expanding support for local news, 2022 was another successful year for RCFP.

Reporter Holly Bartholomew turned to RCFP’s local attorney in Oregon for help strengthening her appeal of a denied records request.