Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/2/1973
McMullan v. WOHLGEMUTH
Citations
- 453 Pa. 147
- 308 A.2d 888
- 1 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2333
- 1973 Pa. LEXIS 669
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- relying on Zemel v. Rusk, 381 U.S. 1, 85 S.Ct. 1271, 14 L.Ed.2d 179 (1965); New York Times v. United States, 403 U.S. 713, 91 S.Ct. 2140, 29 L.Ed.2d 822 (1971) (Stewart, J., concurring)
- “The ‘Right-To-Know Act’ gives ‘any member of the Commonwealth’ a statutory right of access to every ‘public record’ of a state agency.”
- \The `Right-To-Know Act' gives `any member of the Commonwealth' a statutory right of access to every `public record' of a state agency.\
- protection of the privacy of welfare recipients
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Judges: Eoberts, Pomeboy, Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino
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36 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Harris by Harris v. Easton Pub. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-11-09· cited 121×
- Pirillo v. PirilloSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-10-23· cited 120×
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. JeromeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-04-28· cited 113×
- Staab v. Diocese of St. CloudSupreme Court of Minnesota· 2012-04-18· cited 90×
- Commonwealth v. FenstermakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-08-25· cited 82×
- Sapp Roofing Co. v. Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n, Local Union No. 12Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-06-24· cited 76×
- Envirotest Partners v. Commonwealth, Department of TransportationCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-08-17· cited 62×
- Uniontown Newspapers, Inc. v. RobertsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-12-24· cited 50×
- New Bedford Standard-Times Publishing Co. v. Clerk of the Third District CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1979-03-05· cited 50×
- Williams v. StaffordWyoming Supreme Court· 1979-01-11· cited 39×
- Moak v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-04-30· cited 38×
- McLaughlin v. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1975-11-26· cited 36×
- Parsons v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance AgencyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-11-15· cited 29×
- Klebanoff v. McMonagleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-12-23· cited 25×
- Friedman v. FumoCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1973-08-30· cited 25×
- In Re Reapportionment Plan for the Pennsylvania General AssemblySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-12-29· cited 22×
- Mergenthaler v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-04-25· cited 21×
- Petition of Daily ItemSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-11· cited 18×
- West Shore School District v. HomickCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-09· cited 17×
- Pastore v. PA. INS. DEPT.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-05-05· cited 15×
Cites
28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court· 1964-03-09· cited 8,531×
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court· 1963-01-14· cited 3,080×
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court· 1966-06-06· cited 2,653×
- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court· 1963-06-17· cited 2,650×
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court· 1972-06-29· cited 2,202×
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court· 1960-12-12· cited 1,729×
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court· 1965-06-07· cited 1,725×
- Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court· 1963-06-03· cited 1,211×
- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1971-06-21· cited 1,167×
- Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc.Supreme Court· 1971-06-07· cited 896×
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court· 1965-10-11· cited 827×
- Klein v. Board of Tax Supervisors of Jefferson Cty.Supreme Court· 1930-11-24· cited 171×
- Majors v. Brodhead HotelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1965-01-05· cited 148×
- MATTER OF UNITED PRESS ASSNS. v. ValenteNew York Court of Appeals· 1954-12-31· cited 120×
- Wiley v. WoodsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-05-26· cited 99×
- Kentucky Finance Corp. v. Paramount Auto Exchange Corp.Supreme Court· 1923-06-11· cited 84×
- Taylor and Selby AppealsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1963-07-15· cited 79×
- Baird v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-12-20· cited 63×
- McMullan v. WOHLGEMUTHSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-10-12· cited 60×
- Mooney v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education Board of TrusteesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-06-28· cited 58×
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