Community College of Philadelphia v. Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In March of 1992 the appellees, the present and former editors of the student newspaper (hereinafter “Brown”) sought to compel the Community College of Philadelphia (hereinafter “the college”) to disclose documents concerning campus security pursuant to the Right to Know Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 66.1 et seq. The college denied the request for information and Brown appealed to common pleas court. The college filed a motion to quash the appeal asserting that it was not subject to the Right to Know Act. The common pleas court held that the college was not an agency…