Legal Opinion
City of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Inquirer
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 2012PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
President Judge PELLEGRINI.1
The Philadelphia Inquirer (The Inquirer ) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (trial court) granting the City of Philadelphia’s (City) appeal from the decision of the Office of Open Records (OOR) and vacating the decision of the OOR directing the City to release certain records consisting of calendars of public officials to The Inquirer under the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL).2 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s decision.
In 2009, Jeff Shields (Shields), a reporter for The Inquirer, sent two requests…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. v. United States Department of Justice Environmental Defense Fund v. Office of Management and BudgetCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Easton Area School District v. BaxterCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Chester Community Charter School v. Hardy ex rel. Philadelphia Newspaper, LLCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Office of the Lieutenant Governor v. MohnCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Smith Ex Rel. Smith Butz, LLC v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ProtectionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Glunk v. Department of StateCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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