(The Center Square) – Twelve casinos filed a lawsuit last week demanding that unregulated skill game operators pay the same 54 percent tax rate applied to slot machines. While the industry claims this would make the levy constitutionally fair, critics argue it’s another tactic meant to squash their competition. The […]
Christine Flowers: Sonia Sotomayor, disrespectfully dissenting
Two liberal justices’ overreaction to a reasonable ruling on immunity discredits them as serious thinkers.
By Christine Flowers
From The Editors: The $67 court fee we refuse to pay
If the government can make a citizen pay for endless court challenges to get records released, those records are effectively closed to the public.
By the Editors
Joyce + Schroder: Time to close Philadelphia’s Mass Tort Complex and put an end to litigation tourism
Philadelphia has become a magnet for out-of-state plaintiff’s lawyers — and all Pennsylvanians are bearing the cost.
By Tiger Joyce and Curt Schroder
Howard Lurie: Words mean things — especially in the law
Will the U.S. Supreme Court follow Pennsylvania’s high court in pretending not to know what words mean?
By Howard Lurie
Court order complicates Pennsylvania GOP efforts to impeach Philly DA Krasner
The Commonwealth Court judge inserted the judiciary into the impeachment proceeding, a departure from state and federal precedents.
By Anthony Hennen
Commonwealth Court strikes down PA’s controversial Act 77 voting law
“Gov. Wolf has ignored this debate for over a year, but hopefully this ruling will help bring him to the table so we can address concerns about our election system once and for all,” said State Sen. Jake Corman.
By Linda Stein
Wally Zimolong: The Supreme Court slows the spread of the administrative state
Voters unhappy with the power of federal agencies should demand elected officials pass legislation that reigns in the administrative state once and for all.
By Wally Zimolong
Gina Diorio: Understanding this year’s judicial elections
Pennsylvanians would do well to recognize that, despite their lack of excitement, judicial elections are critically important—and vote accordingly.
By Gina Diorio
Christine Flowers: Unanimous SCOTUS tells Philly radicals they can’t discriminate against the religious
Kenney and his left-wing allies want to make sure that any organization that places its faith above their dogma of “inclusion” is, ironically, shunned and excluded.
By Christine Flowers