Mezzacappa v. Northampton Cnty., 2025 Pa. LEXIS 606 (Pa. Super. Ct., decided April 25, 2025) CHIEF JUSTICE TODD In these related appeals, we consider, inter alia, whether a mug shot is an “identifiable description” under the Criminal History Record Information Act (“CHRIA” or the “Act”), such that, consistent with the provisions of CHRIA, it may […]

Greim v. Pa. State Police Off. of Open Recs., 2025 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 20 (Pa. Commonwealth Court, January 17, 2025)(Leavitt, J.) This case involves requests for information concerning a police officer. The Court standard of review of a final determination of the OOR is de novo. There is no deferens required to the OOR. In […]

Anand v. Commonwealth, 2024 LEXIS 254 (Pa. Commw., October 11, 2024) (McCollough, J.) In this case the Commonwealth Court points out that on right to know claims there is a presumption of transparency and to construe narrowly the statutory exemptions from disclosure. This involved materials from the insurance department. The question is whether the document […]

Honey v. Lycoming Cnty. Offs. of Voter Servs., 2024 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 71, 2024 WL 899749 (March 4, 2024) (Ceisler, J.). The majority opinion stated that under the Election Code, Section 308, records are discoverable “except the contents of ballot box and voting machines and records of assisted voters”. The question is whether that exception […]