Local Legal Initiative

Case Number: 211002394 Court: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Clients: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Samantha Melamed Entry of Appearance Filed: May…

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.

Case Number: 1425 CD 2022 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Angela Couloumbis, Sam Janesch, Spotlight PA, The Caucus Petition…

Case Number: 2022-16476 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania Clients: Jerry Geleff, The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter…

Case Number: CV-2022-2584 Court: Tulsa County District Court Clients: Oklahoma Watch, Whitney Bryen Petition Filed: Dec. 20, 2022 Background: In…

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

Case Number: 22-0902 Court: Chancery Court of Tennessee for the Eleventh Judicial District at Chattanooga Client: Chattanooga Publishing Company Complaint…

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