Local Legal Initiative

Case Number: CV-2023-34 Court: McCurtain County District Court Clients: McCurtain Gazette, Christopher Willingham Petition Filed: March 10, 2023 Background: Beginning…

Case Number: 2023-38 Court: Chancery Court of Putnam County, Tennessee, for the Thirteenth Judicial District at Cookeville Client: Lindsay Pride,…

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

Case Number: 2022-16476 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania Clients: Jerry Geleff, The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter…

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

Case Number: 22-0902 Court: Chancery Court of Tennessee for the Eleventh Judicial District at Chattanooga Client: Chattanooga Publishing Company Complaint…

Case Number: 22-1440-III Court: The Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville Client: Associated…

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

Case Number: 801 MD 2022 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Clients: Herald-Standard - Uniontown Newspapers, Inc.,…

Case Number: CV-2022-2187 Court: Oklahoma County District Court Client: Rebecca Nagle Petition Filed: Nov. 8, 2022 Background: Beginning in October…