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Reporters Committee, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association urge federal courts to resolve access issues to election proceedings
Update: On Nov. 19, Judge Matthew W. Brann of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ordered…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
Oregon’s excessive public records fees deter investigative reporting
State agencies have been criticized for charging high fees for public records, blocking the public from accessing information.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Reporters Committee launches Local Legal Initiative in Oklahoma to expand legal support for local investigative and enterprise journalism
Oklahoma lawyer Kathryn Gardner joins the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorney in the stateCategorized in Announcements
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RCFP, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association urge Pennsylvania court system to grant journalists access to election lawsuit proceedings
Journalists and the public shouldn’t have to guess at what is happening with legal challenges related to the election.Categorized in Court access
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Evans Scolforo v. The County of York
Case Number: AP 2020-1606 Court: The Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania Clients: Liz Evans Scolforo and The…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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PublicSource v. Pennsylvania Department of Health
Case Number: 1021 C.D. 2020 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Nicole Brambila, PublicSource Petition for Review Filed: Oct. 19,…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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North York Borough v. Segelbaum
Case Number: 2020-SU-002061 Court: Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania Clients: Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Petition for…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Tennessee judge rules that state campaign finance agency’s email vote violated Open Meetings Act
The ruling marks the first win for RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative, which launched in Tennessee, four other states this year.Categorized in Local Legal Initiative
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Index Newspapers et al. v. United States Marshals Service et al.
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Date Filed: Sept. 2, 2020 Update: On Oct. 9, a three-judge…By Chris YoungCategorized in First Amendment -
Media lawyers in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Colorado join the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorneys
Paula Knudsen Burke, Ellen Osoinach, Rachael Johnson will provide pro bono legal support to journalists, news outlets in each state.Categorized in Announcements
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