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REESE v. PENNSYLVANIANS FOR UNION REFORM

No. 42 MAP 2016 No. 43 MAP 2016 No. 111 MAP 2016.

173 A.3d 1143 (2017)

Timothy A. REESE, in his official capacity as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. PENNSYLVANIANS FOR UNION REFORM, and Simon Campbell, President, Governor's Office of Administration, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, AFL-CIO; the Federation of State, Cultural and Educational Professionals, Local 2382 American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, AFL-CIO; and the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO, Appeal of: Timothy A. Reese, in his official capacity as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, AFL-CIO; the Federation of State, Cultural and Educational Professionals, Local 2382 American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, AFL-CIO; and the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO, Timothy A. Reese, in his official capacity as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Pennsylvanians for Union Reform, and Simon Campbell, President, Governor's Office of Administration, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, AFL-CIO; the Federation of State, Cultural and Educational Professionals, Local 2382 American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, AFL-CIO; and the United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO, Appeal of: Governor's Office of Administration, Timothy A. Reese, in his official capacity as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, v. Pennsylvanians for Union Reform and Simon Campbell, President, Governor's Office of Administration, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, AFL-CIO; Federation of State, Cultural and Educational Professionals, Local 2383 American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, AFL-CIO; and United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO, Appeal of: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Council 13, AFL-CIO; Federation of State, Cultural and Educational Professionals, Local 2383 American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, AFL-CIO; and United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 1776, AFL-CIO.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: November 22, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stuart West Davidson, Esq. , Amy Louise Rosenberger, Esq. , Alaine S. Williams, Esq. , Willig, Williams & Davidson, for Intervenors.

Kathryn Cerulli Joyce, Esq. , Jennifer Langan, Esq. , Craig S. Schwartz, Esq. , Pennsylvania Treasury Department, Christopher B. Craig, Esq., for Appellant.

John R. Bielski, Esq. , Willig, Williams & Davidson, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Joshua D. Bonn, Esq. , Craig James Staudenmaier, Esq. , Nauman, Smith, Shissler & Hall, L.L.P., for Campbell, Simon, Appellee, and Pennsylvanians for Union Reform, Appellee.

Jullia Ann Sheridan, Esq. , Pennsylvania Office of Administration, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Appellee, and Governor's Office of Administration, Appellee.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.

OPINION

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether access to public information available pursuant to section 614 of the Administrative Code of 1929, 71 P.S. § 234, is governed by the Right-to-Know Law ("RTKL"), 65 P.S. §§ 67.101-67.3104. We conclude that the RTKL governs the...

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