It isn't the first time this has happened. I've seen nothing to indicate that it is illegal, and it's very difficult to show direct harm for a civil case, and civil cases against the media are very difficult.
We need to get the law that allows the media access to this information changed, and we need to make sure that the newspapers that do this suffer in the form of reduced subscriptions and advertising revenue.
If it really is possible to sue these newspapers, I'd be interesting in hearing about it considering that I live in Ohio, have a CHL, and I believe that my name was published in one such list in a newspaper, thought it wasn't a local newspaper so I never actually saw the list.
if it was me,I’d build by legal footing by looking via google et al for your name linked to the piece.I’d look diligently too.Then I’d do a self look to see how hard you are to find as your name is in print.Does the internet tell any looker where you live,your phone numbers etc............on that basis,I’d come loaded for bear