Local Legal Initiative

We spoke with journalists who frequently contact RCFP’s hotline for help navigating legal obstacles to their reporting.

Cundiff will provide pro bono legal support to journalists and newsrooms in Indiana.

Through the Local Legal Initiative, RCFP attorneys have helped reporters and news outlets obtain bodycam footage in several cases.

Journalists reporting on the 2024 election cycle have access to RCFP’s free legal resources, including our Election Legal Guide.

RCFP's work in 2023 helped journalists keep the public informed, hold government accountable, and strengthen press protections.

RCFP's Local Legal Initiative attorney for Tennessee answers some questions about the right to access courtrooms in the state.

Reporter Ed Mahon discusses the legal battle he waged alongside an RCFP attorney to access medical marijuana data.

From increasing protections for press freedom to expanding support for local news, 2022 was another successful year for RCFP.

Records the Nashville Banner obtained with the help of an RCFP attorney explain an election commission's high legal bills.

RCFP urged prosecutors to drop charges against April Fonseca Ehrlich, who was arrested in 2020 while reporting on law enforcement.