Press-Enterprise, Inc. v. Benton Area School District

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• construing the materially identical language of former section 9 of the Act of July 3,1974, P.L. 388,65 P.S. §269
• the traditional standing requirement is applicable, only if a statute or regulations are silent on the question of standing
• purpose of this Act is to ensure public’s ability to witness and evaluate actions of public officials and to allow public to determine if it is being adequately represented; acts of deliberation, discussion, and policy formulation, as well as formal action, require open meetings

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