Americans are angry—and rightly so. Across the federal courts, the public sees rulings that look arbitrary, dismissive, or self-protective. Yet no one is ever held accountable. The judiciary was meant to be the citizen’s last refuge. Too often, it has become the first obstacle. Each year, more than a thousand judicial-misconduct complaints reach the courts. [...]
For years, many lawyers, judges, and even civil-rights advocates have repeated a half-truth about judicial immunity: that judges and court officers cannot be sued because of their position. The myth runs deep — that a robe or a title shields its wearer from accountability. But the Supreme Court said something very different.And the matter could [...]
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, [...]
Background In May 2022, I ran for State Senate in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. On Election Day, County officials made a stunning announcement: approximately 14,000 of the 22,000 ballots the County received from ‘mail-in’ voters could not be counted by County’s scanners because the ballots had been misprinted. (the clerk testified that 8,000 ballots scanned [...]