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Pa. State Police v. Grove, PICS Case No. 17-1010 (Pa. June 20, 2017) Dougherty, J.; Wecht and Todd, J.J., concurring; Saylor, C.J. and Mundy J., concurring and dissenting (57 pages).

The lower court properly found that motor vehicle recordings are not exempt from disclosure. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part and remanded.
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New Jersey Law Journal

N. Jersey Media Grp. v. Twp. of Lyndhurst

Release of Use of Force Reports Not Excepted from OPRA Disclosure Because Their Creation Was Required by Law
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National Law Journal

Hemming and Hawing, US DOJ Coughs Up Sessions' Foreign-Contact Form

The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday released a portion of Attorney General Jeff Sessions' security clearance documents in response to a public-records lawsuit, but at a subsequent court hearing, attorneys were still quibbling over the disclosure.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Police Must Release Dashcam Video, Reports in Fatal Shooting

Dashboard camera recordings and use-of-force reports generated in connection with the fatal police shooting of a man who led the officers on a high-speed chase through several northern New Jersey communities are public records subject to disclosure, the state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
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Legaltech News

Do You Hear What I Hear? 11th Circuit Posts Argument Audio

The move brings the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit up to date with all but one of the federal circuit courts around the country.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Capinski v. Upper Pottsgrove Township, PICS Case No. 17-0999 (Pa. Commw. June 14, 2017) Leavitt, J.; Brobson, J., concurring (21 pages).

Plaintiff properly sought to enforce a final determination of the Office of Open Records through a writ of mandamus, rather than a petition to enforce, where he did not appeal the final determination to a court for a merits review. The court affirmed the trial court's decision denying plaintiff relief on the merits.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Butler v. Dauphin Cnty. Dist. Attorney's Office, PICS Case No. 17-0970 (Pa. Commw. June 13, 2017) Simpson, J. (14 pages).

State agency obligated to request payment of fee upon RTKL requester's request for certified copies of disclosed records, but requester not entitled to relief on his request for certified copies where agency's affirmation of true and correct nature of records was functional equivalent of RTKL's "certification." Order of the trial court affirmed.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Paff v. Galloway Twp.

Sender/Recipient Email Data for Emails Sent between Public Officials Constituted "Records" Under OPRA
3 minute read

The Recorder

County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (ACLU of Southern California)

C.A. 2nd; B257230 The Second Appellate District granted a petition for writ of mandate. The court held that the fee totals from invoices for legal services…
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The Legal Intelligencer

Highmark, Inc. v. Voltz, PICS Case No. 17-0953 (Pa. Commw. June 2, 2017) Simpson, J. (24 pages).

Insurer reimbursement rates were exempt from disclosure under Right-to-Know Law because insurer was statutorily required to submit them to Insurance Department, and thus department was construed to have "requested" the documents. Order of the Office of Open Records reversed.
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