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Pa. Supreme Court assumes jurisdiction of heated congressional redistricting fight, ahead of Commonwealth Court ruling
HARRISBURG – Using its King’s Bench jurisdictional power, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will now be the legal forum in which the finalization of the state’s new congressional map will take place. -
Pa. Supreme Court won't make pharmacy liable for man's fentanyl overdose
HARRISBURG – In a ruling it admitted may seem “harsh," the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided that the father of a man who died from a fentanyl overdose cannot sue the pharmacy which provided him the drug, since the decedent committed a crime by possessing and using it. -
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on statewide school mask mandate, in advance of forthcoming ruling
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments from counsel representing both the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman and the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, citizens await a forthcoming decision on the fate of the statewide school mask mandate from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Manheim Township School District improperly expelled student for Snapchat texts, Pa. Supreme Court majority says
HARRISBURG – A 6-1 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that Manheim Township School District officials acted outside the scope of their authority, when they expelled a 17 year-old high school student for an after-hours Snapchat meme which labeled a fellow classmate as a possible school shooter. -
Pa. Supreme Court hands down three-year license suspension to N.J. attorney who did not mention disciplinary history
HARRISBURG – A state Supreme Court majority ruled that a New Jersey attorney permitted to practice law in Pennsylvania and who failed to disclose his disciplinary history on an application, will lose his license for three years. -
Dim lighting no longer a real property exception to sovereign immunity, according to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has ruled that the Commonwealth cannot dodge liability through the real estate exception to sovereign immunity, in cases where its negligent design and construction created a defective and dangerous condition, and later caused injury. -
Pa. Supreme Court agrees with natural gas companies, that consumer protection law can't apply to mineral leasing disputes
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania almost unanimously sided with natural gas companies in finding that State Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s office can’t target practices connected to the leasing of mineral rights, under the auspices of the Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law. -
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UPMC should have warned of potential threat from psychiatric patient who later killed neighbor, justices rule
HARRISBURG – A 3-2 split of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center psychiatric facility had a duty to warn a teenage student that her life was in danger from one of its residents. -
Pa. Supreme Court voids GOP lawmakers' resolution to end coronavirus emergency declaration
HARRISBURG – A 5-2 majority of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently ruled that a joint resolution from state lawmakers to end the emergency declaration put in place by Gov. Tom Wolf in response to the coronavirus pandemic was null and void, since it had not been reviewed by Wolf for either his approval or veto. -
College faculty union can't bargain over who gets criminal background checks, Supreme Court says
PHILADELPHIA — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that a union that represents higher education faculty across the state has no bargaining rights over which of its members must submit to criminal background checks. -
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Pa. Supreme Court rules Philadelphia's controversial soda tax is legal, legislators look to continue fight
HARRISBURG – A soda and sweetened beverage tax that has divided the City of Philadelphia and been the subject of controversy since its implementation is legal, according to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Supreme Court dismisses suit against Gaming Control Board claiming rules barred attorney from new job
HARRISBURG — The state Supreme Court has struck down a petition filed by an attorney claiming the state Gaming Control Board was restricting her from taking another job.