Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Game Commission
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 11, 1983No. Appeal, No. 1918 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Craig,
One of our key statutes allowing citizens to :see the records created through tax expenditures is the traditionally-named Right-To-Know Law, Act of June 21, 1957, P.L. 390, as amended, which in Section 2 simply and clearly states:
Every public record of an agency, shall at reasonable times, be open for examination and inspection by any citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
65 P.S. §66.2.
Petitioner Hoffman wrote to the executive director of the Pennsylvania Game Commission requesting an opportunity to inspect and copy the subscriber mailing list for the Pennsylvania…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wiley v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
- Young v. Armstrong School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Marvel v. DALRYMPLECommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Friedman v. FumoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Mergenthaler v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- State ex rel. Besser v. Ohio State UniversityOhio Supreme Court · 2000
- Envirotest Partners v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Sierra Club v. Pennsylvania Public Utility CommissionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Morning Call, Inc. v. Lower Saucon TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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