Leia Scofield

Q: We want to review a criminal complaint filed with the county Court of Common Pleas as part of a murder prosecution. Is this record public under the Right-to-Know Law, and should we file an RTKL request with the court? A. The criminal complaint is a public record and should be available from the court,…

Q: A reader called to complain about a contractor ad that appeared in our paper and on our website. The ad did not contain a contractor registration number, and the reader was unhappy with the work performed. Does my news organization have liability for ads that do not contain a contractor registration number, and what…

Q: A school board created a community engagement committee to advise on matters of board transparency compliance and practices. The committee holds public meetings, but it does not allow public comment. School board policy says that committee meetings do not have to allow public comment because a quorum of the school board is not present.…