ALLENTOWN, PA. — A legal services group that promotes First Amendment rights filed an emergency motion in Lehigh County Court on behalf of three Lehigh Valley news organizations Thursday, requesting the release of documents related to at least 22 criminal cases that have been kept from public view for two months.
Representing LehighValleyLive.com, LehighValleyNews.com and The Morning Call, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) requested that a Lehigh County judge unseal the dockets linked to an interstate drug ring that allegedly operated two labs in Lehigh County.
Among those facing charges is Lehigh County Commissioner Zach Cole-Borghi. He is charged with possession with the intent to deliver a pound of marijuana and possession of marijuana, authorities have said…