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Pennsylvania newspapers fight to access wrongful-death settlements
Attorneys from RCFP and Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic have helped obtain settlements involving a prison medical contractor.By Emily VespaCategorized in Court Access -
Commonwealth Court orders Pennsylvania Office of General Counsel to turn over unredacted legal invoices
The court sided with arguments an RCFP attorney made on behalf of journalists seeking the office’s outside legal bills. -
Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority v. Anderson
Case Number: 48 CD 2024 Court: Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Client: Faye Anderson Entry of Appearance Filed: April 25, 2024…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of Information -
City of Philadelphia Planning Commission v. Anderson
Case Number: 23 12 00944 Court: Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Client: Faye Anderson Entry of Appearance Filed: Dec.…By Chris YoungCategorized in Freedom of Information -
Harbaugh v. Bucks County
Case Number: 2:20-cv-01685-MMB Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Client: Bucks County Courier Times Motion to…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
Spotlight PA: Penn State University is violating the Sunshine Act
An attorney from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is warning senior leaders at Penn State University that…By Chris YoungCategorized in Local Legal Initiative -
Veil of secrecy finally lifted from Pennsylvania murder-for-hire case
An RCFP attorney spent the past year helping local newspapers push for transparency in the case.By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
Hoffman v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Case Number: 2017 CV 4959 CV Court: Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County Civil Division Client: The Patriot-News/PennLive Motion to…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access -
RCFP’s local attorney in Pennsylvania discusses the fight to access settlement agreements
Helping newsrooms access settlement agreements is a priority for the Pennsylvania Local Legal Initiative.By Sonya CarsonCategorized in Court Access -
Houseknecht v. Young
Case Number: 4:20-CV-1233 Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Client: The Patriot-News/PennLive Motion to Intervene Filed:…By Chris YoungCategorized in Court Access