Legal Opinion
Tribune-Review Publishing Co. v. Westmoreland County Housing Authority
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 1, 2003No. 68 WAP 2002PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*665 OPINION
Justice NEWMAN.
The Westmoreland County Housing Authority (Housing Authority) appeals the decision of the Commonwealth Court holding that a confidential settlement agreement between the Housing Authority’s insurer and a complainant ending a federal civil rights suit is a public record subject to disclosure under the Right-to-Know Act (Act).1 We conclude that the Commonwealth Court correctly determined that the agreement is a public record and, therefore, affirm the Order of the Commonwealth Court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts underlying this appeal are undisputed. An employee…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Kissinger v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State ex rel. Cincinnati Enquirer, Div. of Gannett Satellite Info. Network, Inc. v. DupuisOhio Supreme Court · 2002
- Basile v. H & R BLOCK, INC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Wiley v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Daily Gazette Co. v. West Virginia Development OfficeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- Pennsylvania State University v. State Employees' Retirement BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. StateSupreme Court of Vermont · 2005
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