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BOWLING v. OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS

No. 20 MAP 2011.

75 A.3d 453 (2013)

Brian BOWLING, Appellee v. OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS, Appellant, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emily J. Leader, Esq. , PA School Boards Association, Inc., for PA School Board Association, Amicus Curiae.

Andrew H. Cline, Esq. , PA Department of Transportation, Patrick Anthony Kane III, Esq. , Jose E. Morales, Esq. , Tammi Brooke Snyder, Esq. , PA Emergency Management Agency, for Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.

Denna Lefkowitz, Esq. , Terry Lee Mutchler, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Open Records, J. Chadwick Schnee, Esq. , for Office of Open Records.

David Alan Strassburger, Esq. , Strassburger, McKenna, Gutnick & Gefsky, for Brian Bowling.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

We granted allowance of appeal in this case under the Right-to-Know Law ("RTKL"), Act of February 14, 2008, P.L. 6, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104, to determine the standard and scope of review that apply when a court reviews a final determination of the Office of Open Records (the "OOR" or "Appellant").

Background of "Right-to-Know" Legislation in Pennsylvania

The RTKL, which became effective on January...

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