Yearly Archives: 2010

Reporter Dylan Purcell, on behalf of the Philadelphia Inquirer, asked the Pennsylvania Office of Administration (“OA”) to provide him with a list state employees and salaries… Read On

Partner, J. Stephen Feinour has been elected to the Council of the Municipal Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association… Read On

On November 16, 2010, a three judge panel of the Commonwealth Court held that the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) does not provide immediate access to the name of a deceased and the manner of death.  Hearst Television, Inc. et al. v. Norris et al… Read On

On November 4, 2010, the Commonwealth Court in its decision, State Employees’ Retirement System v. Office of Open Records, No. 152 C.D… Read On

One of the most fiercely contested issues arising after the 2008 revision of Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law is whether home addresses of public employees are public records… Read On

According to the Council on Foundations, there are approximately 33,100 private family foundations in the U.S. which collectively give billions of dollars to charitable causes annually, Nauman Smith Attorney Suzanne S… Read On

There is a proposed amendment to the Juvenile Rules of Procedure regarding access to juvenile probation files… Read On

Where an agency initially states that a request is insufficiently specific, courts may permit the agency to raise issues not preserved in the denial letter.  See PSP v. OOR (George), 995 A.2d 515 (Pa.Cmwlth… Read On

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Trib Total Media, Inc. (“TTM”) brought suit against the Highlands School District because the school board barred a reporter from attending an executive session… Read On