Anna R Hosack

August 20, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) released a memo confirming that FOIA Buddy is operated by people who have a stated goal of efficiently promoting government transparency and accountability in a cost-effective manner for all involved and that the OOR found no indication that FOIA Buddy is part of a phishing, scraping or scamming activity.

By Robert Max Junker and Anna R. Hosack

9 minute read

February 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last spring, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed the question of who is entitled to standing in matters before a municipal zoning hearing board, and more importantly, who has standing to file an appeal from a board decision.

By Michael T. Korns and Anna R. Hosack

7 minute read

January 09, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Municipal enabling legislation, such as the Borough Code, First Class Township Code and Second Class Township Code, impose advertising and other requirements for the approval of ordinances, bidding processes, approval of budgets, and other matters.

By Stephen L. Korbel, Anna S. Jewart and Anna R. Hosack

8 minute read

October 12, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prohibiting a use on paper is one thing, ensuring ordinance compliance is another. The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court in Township of Cranberry v. Spencer, Nos. 568, 569, and 570-CD-2022 (Pa. Cmwlth. Aug. 30, 2023) (Spencer II) recently considered one municipality's decades long battle over operation of a junkyard in violation of its zoning ordinance.

By Blaine A. Lucas and Anna R. Hosack

8 minute read

June 15, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

A recent opinion from the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court shows the dangers of relying solely on the MPC procedural rules when other statutes are also potentially in play and highlights the importance of understanding when the normal day to day protocols of the MPC may be superseded by other laws.

By Michael T. Korns and Anna R. Hosack

8 minute read

April 20, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hawkins has clear implications regarding the treatment of school surveillance videos under FERPA and the RTKL. However, Hawkins raises several questions, including whether a nonpublic record can "become" public through redaction, and therefore, be subject to disclosure under the RTKL.

By Casey Alan Coyle, Anna S. Jewart and Anna R. Hosack

9 minute read