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Pa. judge upholds state's controversial Voter ID law
A state appellate court judge has refused a petition for a preliminary injunction seeking -
Suspended Pa. Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin won't resign, says attorney
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will not resign her position pending the outcome of her criminal charges on public corruption accusations, her defense attorney told a Pittsburgh newspaper last week. -
Two of nine criminal charges dismissed against Pa. Supreme Court Justice Orie Melvin
A magisterial district judge has dismissed two of the nine criminal counts against -
Pa. high court denies bid by suspended Justice Orie Melvin to have trial court judges recuse themselves
Pennsylvania’s highest court has denied a bid by one of its own to force the judges sitting -
Chicago man files legal malpractice claim against Phila. firm and partner
A Philadelphia law firm and one of its partners have been named as defendants in a legal -
Judge overseeing FJD's legal malpractice suit orders former Pa. Supreme Court justice to sit for deposition
After much legal wrangling, the specially appointed trial court judge overseeing the First -
Phila. Gun Club lawyers seek dismissal of suit over live pigeon shoots
Lawyers for a suburban Philadelphia sporting organization being sued by water quality -
FJD lawyers seek to compel medical exam for former Pa. justice who has yet to be deposed in legal malpractice case
Lawyers representing the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania in its case involving the -
Former State Sen. Jane Orie, sister of indicted Supreme Court justice Orie Melvin, sentenced
The sister of indicted Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was sentenced to 2-1/2 to 10 years in prison Monday by a trial court judge in Allegheny County for a variety of white-collar crimes. -
Merit selection issue, at the forefront following Pa. Supreme Court justice indictment, is put on hold
Judicial reform advocates in Pennsylvania rallying behind a potential change in the state constitution that would alter the way judges are selected will have to wait a little while longer for action after a state House committee recently postponed a vote on a merit selection bill. -
Pa. Chief Justice praises Commonwealth Court for handling of election cases
The leader of Pennsylvania’s highest judiciary had kind words for the state’s lower tier appellate court late last week, praising the appeals judges for handling an “unprecedented” number of election cases during this past primary election season. -
SC justice's sister resigns ahead of corruption sentencing
Pennsylvania state Sen. Jane Orie resigned Monday ahead of her sentencing next month for using state employees for political work. -
Pa. high court: leftover funds from class actions now go to legal aid for low-income Pennsylvanians
The state’s high court has instituted a new set of civil procedure rules that will make it possible for funds left over from class action lawsuits to be used toward legal services for low-income Pennsylvanians. -
Medical malpractice claims decrease in Phila., level off statewide, AOPC announces
The number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court since a new procedural rule was instituted that required claims to be filed only in the counties where the actions occurred decreased dramatically, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced May 7. -
ACLU of Pa. files suit over state's new controversial Voter ID law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania filed suit in Commonwealth Court on Tuesday challenging the state legislature’s recently enacted “Voter ID” law, which requires registered voters to show a photo identification to poll workers during election season. -
ACLU files suit against Lancaster County school district over drug testing policy
The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against a Lancaster County school district contesting its random drug screening policy for students involved in extracurricular activities. -
Pa. Supreme Court Justice McCaffery scheduled to testify before Congress on proposed Veterans Court funding
A jurist from Pennsylvania’s highest court was set to testify before Congress on Thursday in support of a measure that would make federal dollars available to state and local governments for the establishment of nationwide courts designed to specially treat military veterans who have run afoul of the law. -
Pa. courts' website gets technological upgrades
Court-ordered fines, restitution, motor vehicle violations and other court related financial transactions in Pennsylvania can now be taken care of electronically via the state judiciary’s website, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts announced Monday. -
Pa. lawmaker unveils judicial merit selection bills, seeks to move away from elected judiciary
When two Luzerne County judges were sent to prison last year for a combined total of nearly five decades stemming from their respective roles in a judicial scandal that came to be known as “Kids for Cash,” some observers lost their faith in Pennsylvania jurisprudence. -
Phila. judge orders changes relating to court-appointed capital case defense attorneys
The administrative judge overseeing the civil trial division at Philadelphia’s Common Pleas Court issued an order Feb. 27 temporarily suspending operation of the court’s Homicide Appointment System Committee.