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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.
November 5, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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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.
October 1, 2020
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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.
August 18, 2020
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent journalist suing city of Memphis over exclusion from media advisory list
The city refused to add MLK50 Editor Wendi Thomas to its media advisory list in retaliation for coverage.
May 13, 2020
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent Tennessee media coalition suing over secret vote
Lawsuit against state’s Registry of Election Finance is the first filed as part of new Local Legal Initiative
April 29, 2020
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The legal needs of local news: What we learned from the Local Legal Initiative proposal process
Journalists said they are routinely being stymied by a culture of secrecy that is pervasive in local and state governments.
March 9, 2020
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Chris Young
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Tennessee media lawyer Paul McAdoo will join the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorney
The Reporters Committee announced today that Paul McAdoo will join the organization March 2 as a Local Legal Initiative attorney…
February 21, 2020
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