The state has ruled that Lancaster County must supply autopsy records in two cases to the Lancaster New Era. In addition, the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has admonished the county for not complying with the state's Right to Know law when it rejected the newspaper's request.
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It used to be that when you wanted a copy of a civil lawsuit filed in Lancaster County, you shelled out a few bucks at the courthouse and walked away with a stack of papers. The county prothonotary's office now provides those records for free in digital form. And by the end of the year, most will be online. Read More…