Judicial records
Judge bars release of county official's e-mails
August 13, 2010 |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania courts' broad
exemption from the Right-to-Know Law shields
judicial records from public scrutiny even when
they are in the hands of agencies that are
subject to the law, a three-judge panel of the
state Commonwealth Court has ruled. Read
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Court ruling broadens open record exemption for courts
August 12, 2010 |
In a precedent-setting ruling handed down
Wednesday by Commonwealth Court, records of
ancillary offices to the state's court system
have been found exempt from the 2009 Right to
Know Law. Addressing whether The Times-Tribune
and others were entitled to Lackawanna County
records for its Department of Domestic Relations,
the court ruled the county and state Office of
Open Records were permanently barred from making
the information public. Read
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State revises access policy for court documents
January 27, 2010 |
The prevalence of identity theft is one of the
reasons the state has revised its paper record
access policy for magisterial district courts.
“Personal financial and Social Security
information are two key elements of the kind that
will not be included in court files for public
review,” said Stuart Ditzen, assistant for
communications, Administrative Office of
Pennsylvania Courts.
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