Local Legal Initiative

Spotlight PA was represented by attorneys from RCFP and the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic.

The school’s efforts to silence the newspaper are “ill-advised” and "unconstitutional."

The Centre Daily Times is suing the Pennsylvania State Police for access to bodycam footage of ICE arrests.

PennLive is suing a Pennsylvania township for access to settlement agreements.

The Indiana Citizen is suing two state agencies for access to voting records.

The Tribune-Democrat is suing the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, for access to police bodycam and dashcam videos.

A media coalition continues its fight for records related to the police killing of Tyré Nichols.

The court rejected a ruling that would have made it harder for journalists to recover fees in public records cases.

Oklahoma Watch seeks “black box” data from a law enforcement vehicle that was involved in a fatal accident.

It’s the latest victory in an RCFP attorney’s efforts to enforce the state’s landmark police accountability law.