Local Legal Initiative

Case Number: CV-2022-0005 Court: Osage Nation Trial Court Client: Osage News Claim of Record Access Filed: March 30, 2022 Background:…

RCFP attorneys are representing five news organizations in their federal civil rights lawsuit against the York County Clerk of Courts.

The newspaper, represented by RCFP attorneys, successfully sued for records concerning discrimination allegations against board members.

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

Case Numbers: 160 CD 2022; 142 CD 2022 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Clients: Angela Couloumbis, Sam Janesch Petitions for…

“You don’t have to just accept what an agency says. ... You can reach out to the Reporters Committee.”

Case Number: 2021CV33225 Court: Denver District Court Clients: The Denver Post, The Denver North Star Response to Application Filed: Dec.…

Case Number: 22-0011-I Court: Chancery Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, for the Twentieth Judicial District at Nashville Clients: FW Publishing,…

“A service like this is really important not only for reporters but for the people we do our jobs for.”

Updates: On Oct. 14, 2021, Medford City Attorney Eric Mitton responded to the Reporters Committee's letter, suggesting that RCFP's recitation…