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Pa. magisterial district judge who dismissed own traffic tickets can return to bench, CJD rules
The Pennsylvania magisterial district judge who made headlines after being charged with -
ACLU files suit over NSA's domestic surveillance of phone records
The American Civil Liberties Union this week joined the legal fight challenging the -
Phila. couple named as lead plaintiffs in class action over secret NSA phone records collection program; Obama, Holder named as lead defendants
A lawyer from the group Freedom Watch has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of -
Corbett responds to NCAA suit dismissal; Paterno complaint presses forward
Responding to a federal judge’s decision to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the -
Pa. Superior Court to Phila. judge: Explain nonsuit on strict liability claim in brain cancer death case
A three-judge state appellate court panel has ruled in favor of a widow who sued chemical -
Pa. Commonwealth Court panel reverses trial court ruling dismissing inmate's $71.47 claim as 'frivolous'
A trial court judge from southwestern Pennsylvania may have felt a prison inmate’s -
Company accused of owing $18K-plus in unused vacation time, business expenses to former employee
A Northeastern Pennsylvania man is claiming in a new civil suit that a Delaware County- -
CJD's suspension of Phila. Traffic Court judge could spark legal showdown with Pa. Supreme Court
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court may well be the highest court in the land, but in the -
Valley Forge Military Academy faces wrongful termination complaint
A Bucks County woman claims in a newly filed civil complaint that she was fired from her job at the prestigious Valley Forge Military Academy because she spoke out about alleged gender discrimination she was experiencing by her supervisors. -
Third Circuit panel upholds conviction, sentence of disgraced 'Kids for Cash' judge
A federal appeals court panel in Philadelphia has upheld the conviction and near-three- -
University of Pennsylvania Law School receives $15 million gift to establish center studying justice fairness
The University of Pennsylvania Law School announced this week that it plans to establish a national research and policy center designed to study the fair administration of justice, -
Pa. Supreme Court adopts new rules for state constables
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced this week that it has adopted new rules for -
Pa. Sen. Judiciary Committee holds hearing on 'civil justice gap'
Attorneys representing low-income residents and their clients were scheduled to address -
Following successful civil E-filing in Phila., FJD unveils similar program for criminal matters
Monday marked the start of the First Judicial District’s Criminal Electronic Filing System pilot program, in which attorneys could, for the first time in Philadelphia at least, file court documents relating to criminal matters on the website for the city’s court system. -
Gary Lancaster, chief judge of Western District of Pa., dies at 63
The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, who -
Franklin County lawyer Forest Myers appointed new president of Pa. Bar Assoc.
The Pennsylvania Bar Association has named as its 119th president Franklin County -
19 AGs join Facebook to promote online safety
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane -
Judge overrules Penn State's preliminary objections in McQueary's whistleblower suit
A state trial judge has overruled defense objections in Michael McQueary’s whistleblower -
Pittsburgh lawyer to accept Pa. Association for Justice award on behalf of charitable group
The commonwealth’s trial lawyers’ association at the end of this month will be awarding
