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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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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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