Butler Area School District v. Pennsylvanians for Union Reform

OPINION BY

JUDGE SIMPSON

In these consolidated appeals under the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL),1 we are asked whether addresses contained in property tax assessment records, that are public under statute2 and case law, are protected by the right to privacy in Article 1. Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, as construed by our Supreme Court in Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) v. Department of Community & Economic Development, 148 A.3d 142 (Pa. 2016) (PSEA III).

Pennsylvanians for Union Reform (Requester) appeals from two orders issued by the Butler County Court of Common Pleas…