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US Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on statute of limitations, personal jurisdiction

JURIST

Petitioner Mallory sued Norfolk in Pennsylvania after he was exposed to carcinogens by the corporation and developed cancer. To operate in Pennsylvania, foreign corporations must “be incorporated in Pennsylvania, have its principal place of business in Pennsylvania, or have consented to the exercise of jurisdiction.”

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Modus Operandi? Pennsylvania Judge Suspected of Shooting Boyfriend…Five Years After Shooting Her Former Husband

JonathanTurley

However, the suspect showing the alleged pattern of criminal conduct is herself. Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge Sonya M. McKnight, 57, is facing a case of modus operandi this week. McKnight is accused of shooting her ex-boyfriend in the head while he slept.

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“I Think Like a Criminal”: Pennsylvania Lawyer Brings New Meaning To Truth in Advertising

JonathanTurley

The Pennsylvania attorney became something of a sensation after his 3½-minute video featured his tag line “Trust me, I may have a law degree, but I think like a criminal.” Muessig is now on administrative suspension from practicing law, according to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s disciplinary board website.

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Harvard’s “Oddities Collector” Gets Probation After Unlawful Trafficking in Human Body Parts

JonathanTurley

Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The FBI has since arrested three other individuals who allegedly trafficked stolen body parts, including Lodge, Lodge’s wife Denise Lodge, Katrina Maclean of Salem, Massachusetts, and Joshua Taylor of Pennsylvania.

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Off-duty Virginia police officer sentenced to 87 months for January 6 riot

JURIST

Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry , former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarri and William Todd Wilson , regional leader of the Oath Keepers , have also been charged in relation to the riot. Moerschel is additionally charged with destruction of government property and aiding and abetting.

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Could Cosby Sue For Wrongful Conviction?

JonathanTurley

Bill Cosby is a free man after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned the conviction that sent him to jail roughly three years ago to serve 3-10 years for sexual assault. Pennsylvania is not one of them (which is quite surprising). A Pennsylvania man is currently suing in federal court for wrongful conviction. million.

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Why Police are ‘Natural Allies’ in the Fight Against Drug Abuse

The Crime Report

The harm reduction organization Eleyvst , the Pennsylvania Recovery Organizations Alliance (PRO-A) , and the data firm RIWI sought to do just that with their new, ambitious public opinion survey. And yet, stigmatizing those who use drugs persists, even as our governments declare the opioid epidemic a public health emergency.