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Tucker Arensberg Blog
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Expands Ability to Add Agenda Items Under the Sunshine Act
Matthew M. Hoffman, Esq., (412) 594-3910, mhoffman@tuckerlaw.com Coleman v. Parkland School District, 346 A.3d 1266 (Pa. 2025) (A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the Commonwealth Court’s 2023 decision and expanded the…
Inside EU Life Sciences
The New Italian Sunshine Act: What Companies Should Know And How To Get Ready
On 31 May 2022, the Italian Parliament approved Law 62/2022, also known as the Sunshine Act. The Sunshine Act entered into force on 26 June 2022. However, it will become…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
“Civility” Policy for Public Participation at School Board Meetings Found Unconstitutionally Vague
Matthew M. Hoffman, mhoffman@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3910 Marshall v. Amuso, No. 21-CV-4336 (E.D.Pa. November 17, 2021). (Federal court concludes that school board policy governing public participation at school board meetings was…
McNees Public Sector
Compliance with the Sunshine Act Amendments: What Pennsylvania Public Agencies Need to Know
With the effective date of recent amendments to Pennsylvania’s open meetings law, commonly known as the Sunshine Act, rapidly approaching on August 29, 2021, Pennsylvania public agencies, including but not…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Sunshine Law Amendments to Require Prior Public Notice of Official Actions at Board Meetings
Matthew M. Hoffman, Esq., mhoffman@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-3910 On June 30, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed into law Act 65 of 2021, amending the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act to establish new public…
Right to Know Law Blog
Christopher Voltz to present – The Accidental Meeting: Emails, Text Messages and Social Media Posts under the Sunshine Act and the RTKL
Christopher L. Voltz, Esq., cvoltz@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5580 On Thursday, June 10, Attorney Christopher L. Voltz will help public officials understand the challenges of communicating through digital means at a live…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Official Action Taken on Added Agenda Items Without the Opportunity for Public Comment Violated the Sunshine Act
Robert L. McTiernan, Esq., rmctiernan@tuckerlaw.com, (412) 594-5528 Mid-Mon Valley Publishing Company, LLC, d/b/a Mon Valley Independent and Tina O’Dell v. City of Monessen, a Third-Class City, and Matt Shorraw, as…
Health Care Law Today
Sunshine Act Reporting Update: De Minimis Amounts
By Kyle Y. Faget, Alexandra B. Shalom, Nathan A. Beaver
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updated guidance on the thresholds that Applicable Manufacturers and Group Purchasing Organizations are required to report annually under the Sunshine Act…
Right to Know Law Blog
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…
McNees Land Use Blog
Guidance on Conducting Municipal Meetings/Hearings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In her post, Public Meetings Amidst Social Distancing, on the McNees Public Sector Blog, Erica Wibble, provides a great update on guidance for municipalities trying to comply with the Sunshine…