TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 22, 2020

The Local Legal Initiative, a project of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, provides local news organizations with the direct legal services they need to gather and report the news, gain access to public records and court proceedings, and hold state and local government agencies and officials accountable. Starting this year, attorneys with the program will be based in Tennessee along with Colorado, Oklahoma, Oregon and Pennsylvania. The locations were selected based on proposals submitted last year, the group said. In Tennessee, the group found that reporters experience excessive delays in accessing public records, challenges in accessing body camera video and challenges overcoming overly broad applications of law enforcement exemptions. The Reporters Committee also announced that it is accepting applications for attorneys to work in these states.