Tennessee

“The first two years of the Local Legal Initiative have been a huge success.”

The ruling marks the first win for RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative, which launched in Tennessee, four other states this year.

The city refused to add MLK50 Editor Wendi Thomas to its media advisory list in retaliation for coverage.

Lawsuit against state’s Registry of Election Finance is the first filed as part of new Local Legal Initiative

Journalists said they are routinely being stymied by a culture of secrecy that is pervasive in local and state governments.

The Reporters Committee announced today that Paul McAdoo will join the organization March 2 as a Local Legal Initiative attorney…