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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

The Courts

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

The Courts

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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Thom Nickels: Travels in the Steel City

Thom Nickels: Travels in the Steel City

schedule July 18 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

What about Pennsylvania’s other great city, the city of Pittsburgh? Is life in Pittsburgh better than life in Philadelphia? Is […]

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