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Gray Media Group, Inc. v. Comanche County Facilities Authority
RCFP is urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to allow the release of jail surveillance footage.
June 24, 2025
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Reporters Committee names Eric Feder Local Legal Initiative director
Feder will oversee RCFP’s growing program to provide free legal support to local journalists and newsrooms.
June 16, 2025
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Judge orders Aurora Police Department to release unedited bodycam footage of fatal police shooting
KUSA-9 News sued the police department for access to unedited bodycam videos with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.
June 11, 2025
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Huffman v. State of Oklahoma
An RCFP attorney is representing The Frontier and one of its reporters in a public records lawsuit.
June 11, 2025
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In settlement with Spotlight PA, Penn State University agrees to transparency reforms
The settlement comes after Spotlight PA sued Penn State’s governing body with free legal support from RCFP attorneys.
June 9, 2025
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Paula Knudsen Burke: Tireless champion for press freedom, transparency in Pennsylvania
RCFP’s Paula Knudsen Burke is a finalist for Attorney of the Year for the 2025 Pennsylvania Legal Awards.
June 6, 2025
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Newspaper’s lawsuit prompts Indiana school board to adopt transparency reforms
The Morgan County Correspondent sued the school board last year with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.
June 6, 2025
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Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office v. Thompson
An RCFP attorney is representing a journalist who seeks access to juvenile justice records.
May 29, 2025
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Public records shed light on questionable spending at Memphis transit agency
An RCFP attorney helped WREG obtain records that showed how the agency spent taxpayer dollars amid a budget shortfall.
May 27, 2025
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Palmer v. State of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watch is suing the state of Oklahoma for records about an education official’s resignation.
May 27, 2025
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