Local Legal Initiative

Case Number: CV-2023-34 Court: McCurtain County District Court Clients: McCurtain Gazette, Christopher Willingham Petition Filed: March 10, 2023 Background: Beginning…

Case Numbers: 84 CD 2023 and 129 CD 2023 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Spotlight PA, Ed Mahon Entry…

Case Number: 227 CD 2023 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Client: Center for Investigative Reporting (Reveal) Petition for Review Filed:…

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

Case Number: 2023-38 Court: Chancery Court of Putnam County, Tennessee, for the Thirteenth Judicial District at Cookeville Client: Lindsay Pride,…

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

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.