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Pa. judge rules Libertarian Presidential candidate Gary Johnson could remain on state election ballot
A Pennsylvania judge ruled last week that the Libertarian Party’s candidate -
Jerry Sandusky must register as sex offender, if ever released from prison, judge rules
Jerry Sandusky, the onetime defensive coordinator for the Penn State Nittany Lions who -
Jerry Sandusky sentenced to 30 to 60 years in state prison
Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, a onetime highly regarded member of the Penn -
Penn State requests stay of civil case by Sandusky victim until conclusion of criminal proceedings against former university officials
Attorneys for Penn State University recently filed a motion to have a civil suit against the -
Pa. Supreme Court, in Phila., hears oral arguments in Voter ID law appeal
Pennsylvania’s highest court on Sept. 13 listened to oral arguments in the case of -
Prosecutors seek court hearing to determine sex offender status of convicted child molester Sandusky
Pennsylvania prosecutors are asking a judge to schedule a hearing to determine the sex -
Judge approves stipulation halting transferring of Second Mile's assets pending resolution of civil claims
A judge in Centre County has approved of a stipulation that had been filed between The Second Mile, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office and counsel for Jerry Sandusky’s sex-abuse victims that puts on hold any distribution of assets by The Second Mile pending the resolution of civil claims against Sandusky. -
Pa. Court of Judicial Discipline suspends Justice Orie Melvin without pay
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline has granted a request by the Judicial -
Judge dismisses Pa. man's suit against N.J.'s Division of Consumer Affairs
A federal judge sitting in Philadelphia has dismissed with prejudice a complaint that had -
The Second Mile agrees to push back dissolution, asset transferring until civil claims against Sandusky are resolved
The Second Mile, the charity founded in the late 1970s by convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, is agreeing to temporarily push back its plans to dissolve and transfer its assets to a Texas-based charitable organization. -
Justice Dept. announces settlement agreement in racial bias case involving Northeast Phila. day camp and Pa. swim club
The legal saga between a since-shuttered suburban Philadelphia swim club and a city-based children’s day camp has seemingly come to an end, with the announcement that the U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement agreement with the club over claims it denied admittance to the racially diverse group of students. -
Sandusky attorney seeks to admit entire text of defendant's autobiography into evidence
Attorneys for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, whose trial on -
Pa. attorney general joins counterparts in supporting proposed legislation involving generic drug warning labels
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer has announced that the commonwealth has joined 40 other state attorneys general in support of federal legislation that would give generic drug makers the same ability to correct label warnings as their brand-name counterparts. -
Sandusky judge denies prosecutors' request to quash certain subpoenas served by defense
The judge presiding over the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse case has denied a request by state prosecutors to quash certain subpoenas by the former Penn State assistant football coach’s defense attorney. -
Democrat Kane takes party nomination in Pa. Attorney General's race, first woman to ever do so
A former assistant county prosecutor from Northeastern Pennsylvania will be heading into November’s general election after she won her party’s nomination for state attorney general following Tuesday’s primary election. -
Pa. Attorney General sues Arizona charity for soliciting illegal donations from state residents
The state Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against an Arizona charity for soliciting illegal donations, two years after Pennsylvania’s top law enforcer entered into a consent agreement with the same group after it was discovered that the charitable organization was not registered in Pennsylvania, as required by law. -
Pa. Attorney General joins antitrust action over e-book price fixing scheme
Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced Wednesday that her office has joined 14 other states and Puerto Rico in a lawsuit charging three of the country’s largest book publishers and computer giant Apple Inc. with scheming to fix the sale prices of electronic books. -
Pa. Attorney General's Office files six consumer protection lawsuits against contractors
The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has announced that it has filed consumer protection lawsuits against six western Pennsylvania home improvement contractors. -
Sandusky trial pushed back until early June, judge cites 'logistical' issues
The criminal trial against accused child molester Jerry Sandusky will be pushed back by 20 days, the judge presiding over the matter stated in an order released March 29. -
Pa. state employee charged by Attorney General in insurance kickback scheme
An auditor with Pennsylvania’s Department of Labor and Industry was arrested by state authorities March 19 and charged with soliciting and receiving bribes in exchange for favorable treatment of businesses insured through the State Workman’s Insurance Fund.