Daily Archives: July 5, 2012


Requester failed to state why records were public

The Commonwealth Court ruled that in denying a request for records, an agency can simply cite exemptions to disclosure of the Right to Know Law without explaining how they apply to the request. Because the requester in this case did not state why the requested records were public records and did not address the various asserted exemptions, he could not meet his burden to gain access to the requested records.