Local Legal Initiative

RCFP attorneys helped five newsrooms settle a lawsuit challenging how the York County Clerk of Courts handled access to records.

Case Number: 3:22-cv-00309 Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Client: Marc Perrusquia Complaint Filed: Sept. 7,…

RCFP urged prosecutors to drop charges against April Fonseca Ehrlich, who was arrested in 2020 while reporting on law enforcement.

Case Number: 2022-C-1571 Court: Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Daniel Sheehan, The Morning Call Notice of Appeal Filed:…

Spotlight PA, represented by an RCFP attorney, has spent months fighting to access data about Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program.

Case Number: 710 CD 2022 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Carter Walker and LNP Media Group, Inc. Entry of…

Case Number: 2022CV30489 Court: District Court of Larimer County, Colorado Client: BizWest Media, LLC Requester’s Brief Filed: Aug. 10, 2022…

The Denver Gazette is suing the Denver Public Schools for access the disciplinary records of district administrators.

Without legal support from an RCFP attorney, Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg said, “The story wouldn’t have happened.”

Case Number: 22CV18513 Court: Circuit Court, Deschutes County, Oregon Client: Source Weekly Answer to Complaint Filed: Aug. 5, 2022 Background:…