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Paula Knudsen Burke
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In Pennsylvania, local news outlets fight practices they argue stifle judicial transparency
RCFP attorneys are representing five news organizations in their federal civil rights lawsuit against the York County Clerk of Courts.
March 11, 2022
By
Amelia Kennedy
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Local Legal Initiative
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RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative powers investigative reporting and chips away at culture of secrecy in state, local government
“The first two years of the Local Legal Initiative have been a huge success.”
March 2, 2022
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Chris Young
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Local Legal Initiative
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RCFP helps Philadelphia Gay News reporter access information about LGBTQ+ advisory committee
“You don’t have to just accept what an agency says. ... You can reach out to the Reporters Committee.”
February 15, 2022
By
Doris Zhang
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Local Legal Initiative
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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
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Local Legal Initiative
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