Posted in Legal Challenges on May 31st, 2007 No Comments »
Falconry Lesson - $175
Lawyer’s fees for a long battle with news outlets - $409,413
x-ing out proprietary information - $35,788
Open records legislation to make these records available to everyone - Priceless.
The Patriot-News has a great story today about the costs PHEAA has incurred in their battle against WTAE in Pittsburgh, the AP, and the […]
Posted in Legal Challenges on May 15th, 2007 No Comments »
The Patriot-News today has more on their open records dispute with Penn State University. Coach Joe Paterno’s salary is called “one of the sports world’s oldest and best-kept secrets.”
As a state-related university, Penn State is exempt from PA’s Open Records Law. But the State Employees Retirement System, which directs the pensions of […]
Posted in Legal Challenges on May 14th, 2007 No Comments »
The Patriot-News has been trying to open up Penn State salaries (via the State Employees Retirement System) to the public for years now. Now it’s going to the state Supreme Court.
Posted in Legal Challenges on Apr 17th, 2007 No Comments »
Government reformers, publishers and First Amendment advocates aren’t the only ones calling for better open records laws. A Philadelphia grand jury has joined the fray.
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