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Howard Lurie: Words mean things — especially in the law

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023
Howard Lurie
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Will the U.S. Supreme Court follow Pennsylvania’s high court in pretending not to know what words mean?
By Howard Lurie

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Court order complicates Pennsylvania GOP efforts to impeach Philly DA Krasner

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023
Anthony Hennen
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The Commonwealth Court judge inserted the judiciary into the impeachment proceeding, a departure from state and federal precedents.
By Anthony Hennen

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Commonwealth Court strikes down PA’s controversial Act 77 voting law

January 28, 2022February 2, 2022
Linda Stein
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“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

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Wally Zimolong: The Supreme Court slows the spread of the administrative state

January 21, 2022January 21, 2022
Wally Zimolong
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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

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Gina Diorio: Understanding this year’s judicial elections

August 19, 2021August 20, 2021
Gina Diorio
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Pennsylvanians would do well to recognize that, despite their lack of excitement, judicial elections are critically important—and vote accordingly.
By Gina Diorio

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Christine Flowers: Unanimous SCOTUS tells Philly radicals they can’t discriminate against the religious

June 20, 2021June 21, 2021
Christine Flowers
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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

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Sherman Joyce: Courts in “judicial hellholes” less likely to abide by SCOTUS precedent

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
Sherman Joyce

“Judicial Hellholes” represent the growing number of local and state courts that blatantly ignore precedent in favor of short-sighted activism. The biggest offenders: the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
By Sherman Joyce

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Howard Lurie: Is the judiciary the most dangerous branch?

February 20, 2021February 20, 2021
Howard Lurie
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There is good reason to believe that the judiciary is the most dangerous branch. That may be especially true in Pennsylvania where the state Supreme Court has assumed almost dictatorial powers.
By Howard Lurie

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Rachael Shaw: Co-ops and Covid: family law in the time of lockdown

January 11, 2021January 11, 2021
Rachael Shaw

The legal profession has struggled to adapt virtually as attorneys and their clients alike face barriers to conducting smooth proceedings in crammed and chaotic quarters.
By Rachael Shaw

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Bill Rivers: Partisanship on PA Supreme Court turns robes into rags

November 5, 2020April 19, 2021
Bill Rivers

As Pennsylvania votes are counted, the justices of the state’s Supreme Court might consider a wardrobe change, as the black robes of impartiality belie their function as the legal department of the Commonwealth’s Democratic Party.
By Bill Rivers

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