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What you need to know about the 2021 primary ballot questions
In addition to casting a vote in municipal and judicial races, Pennsylvania voters will have to vote “yes” or “no” on May 18 on four ballot
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‘We are the victims’: Pa. House, Senate bills would ban gay, trans-panic defense
Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. In January 2020, a man named Marcus Jones asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to grant him a new trial for
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What to do about the coming crisis in the Rule of Law | Bruce Ledewitz
The Association of American Law Schools—known by all law professors as the AALS—is holding a conference in May to propose reforms suggested by
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Abuse survivors dealt another setback, as GOP Senate says it won’t take up emergency reform
(*This developing story will be updated.) A years-long push to let child sex abuse victims revive old cases in court has once again met a roadblock
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Will public institutions be held liable for decades-old abuse claims? Pa. Senate bill wants to make sure they can
As they’ve put in motion a effort to salvage a long-sought reform for child sex abuse victims, state lawmakers have split on whether they’re
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The Demise of a Catalan Fairy Tale: a Democratic EU
The vote of the European Parliament to remove the parliamentary immunity of the three exiled Catalan MEP’s, Carles Puigdemont, Toni Comín and
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How a Pa. case may impact what public school students all over the country can – and can’t – say on social media | Opinion
By Scott F. Johnson After a high school cheerleader in Pennsylvania dropped a series of F-bombs about her school in a Snapchat post over a weekend in
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Activists sue Allegheny Co. judge, charging he blocked virtual access to courtroom
By Ryan Deto PITTSBURGH — Since January, Erica Brusselars has been volunteering for the court watch program of the Abolitionist Law Center, a
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How the Civil Service has coped with Brexit
In November 2016 a leaked memo from the consultancy firm Deloitte set out its internal assessment of the potentially profound impacts of Brexit on
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How the Civil Service has coped with Brexit
In November 2016 a leaked memo from the consultancy firm Deloitte set out its internal assessment of the potentially profound impacts of Brexit on
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Restoring survivors’ rights to pursue justice empowers them to change the narrative of abuse | Opinionn
By Abbie Newman Earlier this month, an administrative error delayed a proposed constitutional amendment that would have supported adult survivors
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Trump’s acquittal is a sign of ‘constitutional rot’ – partisanship overriding principles | Analysis
By John E. Finn The Senate’s decision to acquit former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial may have been a victory for Trump,
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House passes amendment to limit governors’ emergency power
A proposed constitutional amendment that would limit the emergency powers of Gov. Tom Wolf and his successors is headed for the statewide
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Another problem with judicial districts: The threat of judicial extremism | Marc Stier
By Marc Stier Those of us who have been fighting the judicial gerrymandering constitutional amendment have been focused less on the highly uncertain
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Congress shouldn’t stop with Trump in applying the 14th Amendment | Opinion
By Matthew T. Mangino The 14th Amendment to the United State Constitution has been proposed as a means to disqualify President Donald Trump from