Appeals to Court are Not Court Orders that Prevent Subsequent RTKL Requests for the Same Records (Sections 305 and 1302) Right to Know Law Blog April 22, 2019
Agencies Must Prove that the Release of Security Footage will Endanger Public Safety and the Physical Security of a Building (Sections 708(b)(2) and 708(b)(3)) Right to Know Law Blog April 17, 2019
Not All Information Contained in an Agency Employee’s File is a Public Record. Right to Know Law Blog April 9, 2019
Information Contained in an Agency’s Database is “Record” under the RTKL (Section 705) Right to Know Law Blog March 26, 2019
“Can I Charge Fees for That?” FAQs Regarding Permissible Fees under the RTKL Right to Know Law Blog March 15, 2019
Requests Must Seek Records, Not Ask Questions (Section 703) – Insufficiently Specific Requests – Denying Requests Right to Know Law Blog March 12, 2019
Emails can be “Records” of the Agency under the RTKL – (Section 701) – Types of Records Right to Know Law Blog March 7, 2019
Redacting Legal Invoices – The Attorney-Client Privilege and Attorney-Work Product Doctrine (Section 305) – Privileged Records Right to Know Law Blog February 22, 2019
Agencies Are Not Required to Perform Legal Research or Make Judgments (Section 703) – Insufficiently Specific Requests – Denying Requests Right to Know Law Blog February 18, 2019
The 5-Business Day Response Period Begins when the Agency’s Open Records Officer Receives the Request (Section 703 of the RTKL) Right to Know Law Blog February 14, 2019
Failure to Address the Request to the Open Records Officer (Section 703 of the RTKL) – Invalid Requests Right to Know Law Blog February 8, 2019
Failure to Use the Proper RTKL Request Form (Section 703 of the RTKL) – Denying Requests News, Right to Know Law Blog February 5, 2019
Insufficiently Specific Requests (Section 703 the RTKL) – Responding to a RTKL Request Right to Know Law Blog January 16, 2019
The Open Record Officers’ Guide to the Pennsylvania RTKL: Responding to a RTKL Request – Duties and Deadlines Right to Know Law Blog January 10, 2019
