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Secrecy around Franklin County woman’s measles death raises public’s right to know

Paula Knudsen Burke, left, an attorney for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, is challenging a sealing order issued by Franklin County President Judge Shawn D. Meyers, right, that prevents disclosure of the identity of an Amish woman who died after a measles diagnosis.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – A legal battle over the identity of a 39-year-old Amish woman who died in Franklin County after being diagnosed with measles has raised questions about whether a family’s religious beliefs and privacy concerns can override Pennsylvania’s public records law. The Philadelphia Inquirer is challenging a court order allowing the Franklin County Coroner’s...

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