Local Legal Initiative

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.…

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…