Paula Knudsen Burke
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Freitag v. Bucks County
Case Number: 2:19-cv-05750-JMG Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Client: Bucks County Courier Times Motion to…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access -
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In Re: Philadelphia Police Department v. Melamed
Case Number: 211002394 Court: Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Clients: The Philadelphia Inquirer, Samantha Melamed Entry of Appearance Filed: May…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Spotlight PA investigation sheds new light on Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program
Reporter Ed Mahon discusses the legal battle he waged alongside an RCFP attorney to access medical marijuana data.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Pennsylvania township drops fight to silence local journalist
RCFP attorneys helped journalist Jerry Geleff challenge an unconstitutional court order that forced him to unpublish his reporting.Categorized in Local Legal Initiative
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Exeter Township v. Geleff
Case Number: 2022-16476 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, Pennsylvania Clients: Jerry Geleff, The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter…By Chris YoungCategorized in Local Legal Initiative -
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Laughlin v. The Erie Reader
Case Number: 11950-22 Court: Erie County Court of Common Pleas Clients: Erie Reader, Jim Wertz Answer to Complaint Filed: Oct.…By Chris YoungCategorized in Libel and privacy -
County clerk’s office in Pennsylvania agrees to improve access to criminal court records
RCFP attorneys helped five newsrooms settle a lawsuit challenging how the York County Clerk of Courts handled access to records.By Chris YoungCategorized in Court access
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Prison contractor paid $200,000 to settle wrongful death lawsuit, newly unsealed records show
Attorneys from RCFP, Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic supported York Daily Record in effort to obtain settlement detailsBy Ceoli JacobyCategorized in Court access
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Billy Penn investigation exposes SEPTA’s failure to track sex assault, harassment against workers
Without legal support from an RCFP attorney, Billy Penn reporter Michaela Winberg said, “The story wouldn’t have happened.”By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information
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Unsealed court records reveal extortion allegations targeting Penn State University football players
The records were made public hours after local news outlets, represented by RCFP attorneys, sought to intervene in the case.Categorized in Court access
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