OOR lacks jurisdiction to enforce release of public records (but DOES have authority to DENY release)
In a Lancaster County civil-rights case, one private law firm defended both the County and the very officials accused of violating citizens’ rights — all at public expense.State law required separate representation and public approval, but no record shows either occurred. Courts refused to review the conflict. Read the background of the case here. The [...]
I. From Oversight to Evasion Magistrate judges were meant to help Article III judges, not replace them.Under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), when a party files specific written objections to a magistrate’s report, the district judge must review those parts de novo. That rule protects every litigant’s right to a real judge. Across the Third Circuit, [...]