Autopsy reports
Opinion: Shut down these records!
December 17, 2009
As 2009 comes to a close, we know already that the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association will be fighting three recently-introduced bills that are intended to close more records, all of which were reported from their original committees this week.
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Pa. backs New Era on autopsy reports
April 21, 2009
The state has ruled that Lancaster County must supply autopsy records in two cases to the Lancaster New Era. In addition, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has admonished the county for not complying with the state's Right to Know law when it rejected the newspaper's request.
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Ruling may return autopsy issue to Pa. Legislature
February 14, 2009
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Veteran Cumberland County Coroner Michael Norris puts the implications of the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that made most autopsy reports public in stark and personal terms. Read More…
Judge denies access to Gates autopsy
February 11, 2009
BEDFORD — Saying that to release the autopsy report in a long-unsolved murder “would not hinder the prosecution, it would end the prosecution,” a judge sealed the Dana Gates autopsy Wednesday until an arrest is made. Read More…
DA asks court to seal autopsy in Gates’ case
February 09, 2009
BEDFORD — The Bedford County district attorney late Monday afternoon requested a hearing to prevent the autopsy report in a 2001 Imler homicide from being released to The Tribune-Democrat. Read More…
At odds over autopsy: Officials split on whether report should be made public
February 06, 2009
A Bedford County prosecutor said he will fight the release of the autopsy from a 2001 murder, even after the Blair County coroner said the information would be made public because of a recent court ruling. Read More…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that autopsy reports are public records
February 01, 2009
Last month the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that autopsy reports are public records. Although the court’s holding stands as a resounding victory for public access, its long-term implications are less clear, as the court expressly avoided deciding whether autopsy reports will remain accessible under the Commonwealth’s new Right to Know Law, which went into effect just three weeks before the Supreme Court handed down its decision. Read More…
Pa. Supreme Court rules Express-Times should have access to 2005 police shooting autopsy report
January 23, 2009
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday said county coroners should make autopsy reports public in a ruling that stems from a lawsuit challenging the Lehigh County coroner's refusal to release his report for Easton police officer Jesse Sollman.
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Autopsy reports are public, high court declares
January 23, 2009
Autopsy records should be available to the public, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a Lehigh Valley case. Read More…
Top Pa. court: Autopsy reports public
January 23, 2009
HARRISBURG — Autopsy records should be generally available to the public and should be released by county coroners, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Read More…
