EXPANSION OF ACCESSIBILITY: A SURVEY OF ALTERNATIVES V. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES.

The article describes the court case Alternatives v. Department of Human Services, wherein the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania considered government transparency and access to third-party records via the Right to Know Law (RTKL). It reviews RTKL provisions and statues and analyzes the dispute over access to invoices, receipts, expenditure documentation and agreements between Real Alternatives and its predecessor groups, and infringement of due process, privacy and property protection rights.