Bowling v. Office of Open Records

Decided August 20, 2013. Debra Todd wrote the opinion for the court.

75 A.3d 453 · Cited 336 times

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• Morrison v. Com., Dept. of Pub. Welfare · 646 A.2d 565
• LaValle v. OFFICE OF GEN. COUNSEL OF COM. · 769 A.2d 449
• Commonwealth v. Walls · 926 A.2d 957
• Republic Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board · 421 A.2d 1060
• Hoffman Mining Co. v. Zoning Hearing Board · 32 A.3d 587
• Station Square Gaming L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board · 927 A.2d 232
• Holt's Cigar Co. v. City of Philadelphia · 10 A.3d 902
• Prison Legal News v. OFFICE OF OPEN RECORDS · 992 A.2d 942
• In Re Appeal of Borough of Churchill · 575 A.2d 550
• Kowenhoven v. County of Allegheny · 901 A.2d 1003
• Blumenschein v. Pittsburgh Housing Authority · 379 Pa. 566
• Pap's A.M. v. City of Erie · 812 A.2d 591
• Slawek v. BD. OF MED. ED. & LICENSURE · 586 A.2d 362
• Commonwealth v. Emerick · 373 Pa. 388
• Malt Beverages Distributors Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board · 974 A.2d 1144
• Consumers Education & Protective Ass'n v. Nolan · 470 Pa. 372
• Mercury Trucking, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission · 55 A.3d 1056
• Tribune-Review Publishing Co. v. Westmoreland County Housing Authority · 833 A.2d 112
• Fiore v. COM. BD. OF FINANCE & REVENUE · 633 A.2d 1111
• Pennsylvania State Education Ass'n v. Commonwealth · 50 A.3d 1263
• Dowler v. Public School Employes' Retirement Board · 620 A.2d 639
• Tribune-Review Publishing Co. v. Bodack · 961 A.2d 110
• St. Elizabeth's Child Care Center v. Deparment of Public Welfare · 963 A.2d 1274
• Pennsylvania Bankers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Department of Banking · 956 A.2d 956
• Commonwealth, Department of Education v. Empowerment Board of Control · 938 A.2d 1000

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• Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia v. Bagwell · 155 A.3d 1119
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• Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. v. Pa. Dep't of Corr. · 197 A.3d 825
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• Glunk v. Department of State · 102 A.3d 605
• City of Harrisburg v. J. Prince, Esq. · 186 A.3d 544
• McGowan v. Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection · 103 A.3d 374
• PA State Police, Aplt. v. Grove, M. · 161 A.3d 877
• PA Dept. of Ed. v. R. Bagwell PSU v. R. Bagwell · 131 A.3d 638
• Commonwealth v. Eiseman · 85 A.3d 1117
• Chambersburg Area School District v. M. Dorsey · 97 A.3d 1281
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• Arneson v. Wolf · 117 A.3d 374
• Robert M. McCord, in his official capacity as the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of PA v. Pennsylvanians for Union Reform, and Simon Campbell, President · 136 A.3d 1055
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