Press-Enterprise, Inc. v. Benton Area School District

CRAIG, President Judge.

Press-Enterprise, Inc. appeals from a decision of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County sustaining the appellees’ preliminary objections in the nature of a demurrer because Press-Enterprise, Inc. allegedly lacks standing in this case. We reverse and remand for future proceedings, to reach the merits.

The issue is whether a publisher of a newspaper has standing to bring an action against a school district for alleged violations of the Sunshine Act. 1

The facts in this case are as follows. Press-Enterprise is a newspaper publisher and Pennsylvania corporation. On…