Local Legal Initiative

The free hotline will work with criminal defense attorneys in D.C. and 10 states in preparation for armed protests.

Case Number: CI-21-00277 Court: Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Hurubie Meko and LNP Media Group, Inc. Petition for…

Case Number: 201201744 Court: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Clients: Samantha Melamed, The Philadelphia Inquirer Notice of Appeal Filed: Dec.…

Case Number: 07MD1 Court: Sixth Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee Client: Courthouse News Service Motion to Intervene and Unseal…

Case Number: 2020-05950 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Clients: Brett Sholtis Petition for Review Filed: Nov.…

RCFP attorneys hope that successful public records lawsuits could help shape the state’s law in favor of greater transparency.

Update: On Nov. 19, Judge Matthew W. Brann of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania ordered…

State agencies have been criticized for charging high fees for public records, blocking the public from accessing information.

Oklahoma lawyer Kathryn Gardner joins the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorney in the state

Journalists and the public shouldn’t have to guess at what is happening with legal challenges related to the election.