Local Legal Initiative

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.

The Oregonian, represented by an RCFP attorney, reached an agreement with The Dalles to disclose how much water Google uses.

Case Number: 22-1440-III Court: The Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville Client: Associated…

Our Tennessee Local Legal Initiative attorney offers some helpful tips for Tennessee journalists trying to access records under FOIA.

Records the Nashville Banner obtained with the help of an RCFP attorney explain an election commission's high legal bills.

Case Number: 801 MD 2022 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Clients: Herald-Standard - Uniontown Newspapers, Inc.,…

Case Number: CV-2022-2187 Court: Oklahoma County District Court Client: Rebecca Nagle Petition Filed: Nov. 8, 2022 Background: Beginning in October…

Case Number: 11950-22 Court: Erie County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Erie Reader, Jim Wertz Answer to Complaint Filed: Oct.…