Tag: #RightToKnow

Energy Transfer v. Friedman

Justice Donohue framed the issue: In a case of first impression, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court considered whether the Office of Open Records (“OOR”) has the authority to review the denial

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McKelvey v. Pa. Dep’t of Health

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified the interplay of the Right-to-Know Law and the information contained in applications to grow, process, or dispense medical marijuana. Media outlets requested disclosure of medical

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Mountz v. Columbia Borough

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court revisited the Right-to-Know laws. The requestor sought an environmental report conducted at a municipality’s request shortly after that municipality contracted to acquire a tract of land.

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Allegheny Cnty. Dist. Att’y v. Wereschagin

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court revisited the Right-to-Know Law to determine whether technical information about a camera network maintained by the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office must be disclosed. The common

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ACLU v. Pennsylvania State Police

Under Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, the state police provided a heavily-redacted copy of investigation regulations to the ACLU along with a letter indicating that the redactions were necessary under the RTKL’s

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