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LaVALLE v. OFFICE OF GEN. COUNSEL OF COM.

769 A.2d 449 (2001)

Gerald J. LaVALLE and Richard A. Kasunic, Individually and in their Capacities as Elected Members of the Senate of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, Appellants, v. OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff Foreman, Harrisburg, for LaValle & Kasunic, Elected Members of the Senate of Pa.

Brian P. Gottlieb, for Amicus-PA Newspaper Assn.

Roger E. Grimaldi, Sandra W. Stoner, Anthony S. Potter, James M. Sheehan, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Before: FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN and SAYLOR, JJ.

OPINION

SAYLOR, Justice.

This appeal concerns a request for access to a document pursuant to the Right to Know Act, lodged with the Office of General Counsel by two members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

In December, 1997, and February, 1998, the Honorable Gerald J. LaValle, a member of the Senate of Pennsylvania, directed several letters to the Office of General Counsel ("OGC") seeking...

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