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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.Categorized in Court access
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Pennsylvania State Department must issue immediate clarification on press access to polls
In response to several reports of county officials blocking press access to entire buildings where voting takes place in Pennsylvania,…By Chris YoungCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Evans Scolforo v. The County of York
Case Number: AP 2020-1606 Court: The Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania Clients: Liz Evans Scolforo and The…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Reporters Committee legal hotline available for journalists covering 2020 election
The hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 12 battleground states until polls close.Categorized in Announcements
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PublicSource v. Pennsylvania Department of Health
Case Number: 1021 C.D. 2020 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Nicole Brambila, PublicSource Petition for Review Filed: Oct. 19,…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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North York Borough v. Segelbaum
Case Number: 2020-SU-002061 Court: Court of Common Pleas of York County, Pennsylvania Clients: Dylan Segelbaum, York Daily Record Petition for…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
Encryption of police radio poses dilemma for local governments, journalists
The debate over police radio encryption shows how technology is relevant to First Amendment questions even at the local level.Categorized in Policing and corrections
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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.Categorized in Announcements
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Bucks County v. Jaafari
Case Number: 2020-03140 Court: Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County, Pennsylvania Client: Joseph Jaafari Petition for Review Filed: July…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of information -
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.By Chris YoungCategorized in Local Legal Initiative
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