In Rosner v. Buckingham Township, AP 2020-1364 (“Rosner II”), the Township redacted residents’ names, home addresses, and tax map parcel I.D. numbers from the requested invoices setting forth charges to residents under the Township’s Stormwater Management Ordinance
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OOR Continues to Hold that Names and Home Addresses Are Protected by the Constitutional Right to Privacy, but that Tax Map Parcel I.D. Numbers Are Not Protected
In Rosner v. Buckingham Township, AP 2020-1364 (“Rosner II”), the Township redacted residents’ names, home addresses, and tax map parcel I.D. numbers from the requested invoices setting forth charges to residents under the Township’s Stormwater Management Ordinance…
OOR Holds that Individual Names and Addresses contained in Stormwater Management Agreements and Grant of Easement Agreements Are Not Protected by the Constitutional Right to Privacy
In Rosner v. Buckingham Township, AP 2020-0623 (“Rosner I”), the request sought Stormwater Management Agreements and Grant of Easement Agreements relating to certain properties within the Township. The Township redacted the names and home addresses from residents…
OOR Holds that Individual Names and Addresses contained in Stormwater Management Agreements and Grant of Easement Agreements Are Not Protected by the Constitutional Right to Privacy
In Rosner v. Buckingham Township, AP 2020-0623 (“Rosner I”), the request sought Stormwater Management Agreements and Grant of Easement Agreements relating to certain properties within the Township. The Township redacted the names and home addresses from residents…
OOR Rules that Elected Official’s Social Media Accounts are Records of the Agency
By Chris Voltz
In Schultz v. Montgomery County, AP 2020-1280, the Requester sought records related to a County Commissioner’s social media accounts, including sent and received Twitter Direct Messages and private Facebook messages, all Facebook posts, all deleted Facebook…
OOR Rules that Police Investigative Report is Exempt in its Entirety
In Weik v. Pennsylvania State Police, AP 2020-1139 (October 6, 2020), the Requester sought records related to a fatal police shooting. The State Police identified a responsive Incident Report, but denied the request, arguing, among other things, that Incident…
OOR Defines “Employment Applications”
In O’Brien v. City of Pittsburgh, AP 2019-1694, the Requester sought records regarding the employment application, including a psychological assessment conducted by the City, of an individual who was not as a City police officer. The City denied the…
OOR Announces Possible Changes to the RTKL and Sunshine Act
On July 15, 2020, the OOR stated the following in an email:
Two bills related to the Right-to-Know Law and one related to the Sunshine Act have been advancing in the General Assembly.
House Bill 1780 would clarify that volunteer…
OOR Announces Possible Changes to the RTKL and Sunshine Act
On July 15, 2020, the OOR stated the following in an email:
Two bills related to the Right-to-Know Law and one related to the Sunshine Act have been advancing in the General Assembly.
House Bill 1780 would clarify that volunteer…