Explaining a new law to clients

A good summary of a new state regulatory change is available on Reed Smith LLP's Environmental Law Resource blog:  "Pennsylvania's New Right to Know Law" by Jayme Butcher.  First and last paragraphs:

Substantive revisions to Pennsylvania's Right to Know Law took effect on Jan. 1, 2009. The thoroughly revised law establishes for the first time an Office of Open Records with the Department of Community and Economic Development to administer the new law and fundamentally changes how citizens access public records.
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Conclusion
The new Right to Know Law encompasses both substantial and procedural departures from previous versions. Substantively, the new law establishes much clearer boundaries between what is presumed to be public and what Pennsylvania agencies are permitted to withhold. Procedurally, the new law represents an even more radical departure from its predecessors by streamlining the process to permit requesters to more rapidly appeal agency decisions and seek judicial review.

This Is interesting from two perspectives:  The article itself is a well-written, plain-English summary of a complicated and novel regulatory scheme, and the new Pennsylvania law is an example of the "laboratory of democracy" aspect of state law.  Thanks to Lexology for the pointer.  EMM