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A Pittsburgh journalist sued Allegheny County in federal court Thursday, claiming a county jail “gag order” violates jail staff’s First Amendment free-speech rights, as well as the press-freedom rights of journalists covering jail issues. The “gag order,” which actually is a combination of multiple county Bureau of Corrections policies, dictates
Autopsy records should be open to the public, a Pennsylvania court ruled in response to the county`s denial of a journalist`s requests for records
In a perfect world, no one would ever need to see a coroner’s report. They would be the paper relics of a life ended. They would be filed away in the bureaucratic mausoleum that is a governmental file cabinet. They would rest in the peace of the millions of other
In a 6-1 ruling this week, Commonwealth Court ruled that the public should have access to autopsy records regardless of whether coroners are required to provide that paperwork to the
Autopsy records should be open to the public, a Pennsylvania court ruled in response to the county’s denial of a journalist’s requests for records pertaining to an inmate’s death.