Butler Area School District v. Pennsylvanians for Union Reform

DISSENTING.OPINION BY

JUDGE WOJCIK

Respectfully, I dissent. The Majority’s analysis is at odds with the Supreme Court’s clear holding in The Pennsylvania State Education Association v. Department of Community and Economic Development, 148 A.3d 142 (Pa. 2016) (PSEA III), a holding that this Court has previously construed quite differently,

Pennsylvanians for Union Reform (Requester) submitted a Right-to-Know Law1 (RTKL) request to the Butler:Area School District (District). Relevant here, the request sought an unredacted copy of the property tax assessment list.2 The District denied that request,…