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Pennsylvania court declares state mail-in voting law unconstitutional

JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Friday declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania’s “no-excuse mail-in voting law,” which permits voters to cast their ballots by mail without providing an excuse for their absence. ” The court again held the voting law unconstitutional, referencing its McLinko decision. .”

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of mandatory life imprisonment for felony murder

JURIST

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear an appeal from Derek Lee, a man convicted of second-degree murder who is challenging the state’s law requiring mandatory life prison sentences for those found guilty of the offense who did not intend to kill.

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Pennsylvania inmates sue state corrections department over ‘torturous’ solitary confinement conditions

JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2023

A group of five Pennsylvania inmates sued the state’s Department of Corrections and its employees, according to a Tuesday announcement from the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. This is not the first time this particular federal court has received a complaint against a Pennsylvania correctional institution.

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Pennsylvania federal court rules election official should count undated mail-in ballots

JURIST

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A federal court in Pennsylvania ruled that undated mail-in ballots must be counted in a Monday decision that could significantly influence future elections in the state. The post Pennsylvania federal court rules election official should count undated mail-in ballots appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Pennsylvania governor will continue state death penalty moratorium

JURIST

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Thursday announced that he will not issue execution warrants while in office, thus continuing a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania. The governor also called on the PA General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania state court website down due to denial of service cyberattack

JURIST

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pennsylvania Chief Justice Debra Todd announced Sunday night that a portion of the Pennsylvania State Court’s website is unavailable because of a denial of service cyberattack. ” In the announcement, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts did not disclose the attacker’s motive or identity.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders state police to disclose social media monitoring policy

JURIST

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that the state police (PSP) must disclose its social media monitoring policy to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania under the state’s right-to-know law (RTKL). The case is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court of Pennslyvania. Justice David N.

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ACLU alleges Pennsylvania school district discriminated against after-school satanist club

JURIST

MARCH 31, 2023

A Pennsylvania school district violated the First Amendment rights of an after-school satanist club by banning its members from gathering for regular meetings on school grounds, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) argued in a complaint filed Thursday. TST) in its suit against the Saucon Valley School District of eastern Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvania federal jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for death penalty

JURIST

JULY 13, 2023

A Pennsylvania federal jury on Thursday found the gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania eligible for the death penalty. A Pennsylvania federal jury previously found Bowers guilty on 63 criminal charges—including hate crimes—on June 16.

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Pennsylvania jury convicts Pittsburgh synagogue shooter on all 63 charges

JURIST

JUNE 17, 2023

A Pennsylvania jury convicted the gunman responsible for the shooting deaths of 11 people at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on all 63 counts Friday. The post Pennsylvania jury convicts Pittsburgh synagogue shooter on all 63 charges appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction

Above The Law

JANUARY 17, 2024

The post Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction appeared first on Above the Law. This case has experienced a rocky road -- but one with a happy ending for parents using assisted reproduction, even without a genetic connection.

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“Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 16, 2024

“Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence”: James M. Beck has this post at the “Drug & Device Law” blog. The post “Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“Supreme Court Allows Unusual Pennsylvania Law on Corporate Suits; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”

HowAppealing

JUNE 27, 2023

“Supreme Court Allows Unusual Pennsylvania Law on Corporate Suits; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”: Abbie VanSickle and Adam Liptak of The New York Times have this report.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down victims’ rights constitutional amendment

JURIST

DECEMBER 23, 2021

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down “Marsy’s Law,” a victims’ rights amendment that would have added a new provision to Article I of the Pennsylvania Constitution. Marsy’s Law would have provided 15 new constitutional rights for crime victims. 74 percent to 26 percent. .”

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“Pennsylvania cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 18, 2024

“Pennsylvania cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report. And Shweta Watwe of Bloomberg Law reports that “ Third Circuit Nixes Gun Carry Ban for 18-to-20-Year-Olds.” ” You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S.

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Sorry, But The Pennsylvania Law School Merger Is Missing A Few Details

Above The Law

AUGUST 15, 2023

This merger makes less sense than the answers I gave for my Con Law final. The post Sorry, But The Pennsylvania Law School Merger Is Missing A Few Details appeared first on Above the Law.

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Pennsylvania top court rules for gas drilling firms in antitrust lawsuit

JURIST

MARCH 26, 2021

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the attorney general’s office does not have authority under the consumer protection law to sue natural gas exploration firms over their leasing practices.

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Former Pennsylvania judges ordered to pay $200M to victims of juvenile detention scandal

JURIST

AUGUST 18, 2022

A federal judge Wednesday ordered former Pennsylvania judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan to pay more than $200 million in damages to victims in the 2010 “kids for cash” juvenile detention scandal. Both former judges waived their right to participate at trial.

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“One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism; The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T. came under fire after dodging questions about their policies”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism; The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T. The post “One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism; The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T.

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“Undated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should not be counted, appeals court rules; The decision sets up a potential Supreme Court showdown over the swing state’s ballots ahead of the November presidential election”

HowAppealing

MARCH 27, 2024

“Undated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should not be counted, appeals court rules; The decision sets up a potential Supreme Court showdown over the swing state’s ballots ahead of the November presidential election”: Kim Lyons of Pennsylvania Capital-Star has this report. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit at this link.

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Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged torture of employee in Iraq

JURIST

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

A Pennsylvania man was arrested Thursday on charges alleging that he tortured a victim in the Kurdistan region of Iraq in 2015, after a superseding indictment was returned on Tuesday in the Middle District of Pennsylvania. The post Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged torture of employee in Iraq appeared first on JURIST - News.

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“Supreme Court asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania mail-in ballot law”

HowAppealing

MAY 31, 2022

“Supreme Court asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania mail-in ballot law”: Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has this report.

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“‘A Titanic Decision’: Pa. Supreme Court’s Ruling Makes Venue Challenges Harder; Daniel Cummins, managing partner of Cummins Law, called the ruling, ‘another victory for the plaintiff bar at the appellate court level in Pennsylvania.’”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Supreme Court’s Ruling Makes Venue Challenges Harder; Daniel Cummins, managing partner of Cummins Law, called the ruling, ‘another victory for the plaintiff bar at the appellate court level in Pennsylvania.’” ” Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report. ” appeared first on How Appealing.

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“The Supreme Court’s Mail-Ballot Mulligan in Pennsylvania: The Justices could send a message to judges on rewriting election law.”

HowAppealing

JUNE 2, 2022

“The Supreme Court’s Mail-Ballot Mulligan in Pennsylvania: The Justices could send a message to judges on rewriting election law.” ” This editorial will appear in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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“Pennsylvania Tied Vote Decided By Drawing of Lots after Court Ruling that Undated But Timely-Arriving Mail Ballots Had to Be Counted under the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

“Pennsylvania Tied Vote Decided By Drawing of Lots after Court Ruling that Undated But Timely-Arriving Mail Ballots Had to Be Counted under the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act”: Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.”

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“Justices Debate State Law Opening Courts to Suits Against Corporations; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”

HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

“Justices Debate State Law Opening Courts to Suits Against Corporations; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. ,

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Pennsylvania dispatch: a Pittsburgh poll worker reports from ‘the front lines of democracy’

JURIST

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

JURIST staffers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law are filing dispatches on various aspects of the November 2022 midterm elections in Pennsylvania. Here, JURIST Assistant Editor and Pitt Law 1L JP Leskovich reports on his experience as a local poll worker on November 8. . Pennsylvania polls closed at 8 PM.

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Pennsylvania court voids health secretary’s school mask order

JURIST

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Wednesday voided Pennsylvania Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam’s school mask mandate. Petitioners, including parents and school districts in Pennsylvania, and respondent, Beam, each requested relief.

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“Pennsylvania Lawmakers Immune From Suit Over Islamic School”

HowAppealing

MARCH 16, 2021

“Pennsylvania Lawmakers Immune From Suit Over Islamic School”: Maya Earls of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access) on a ruling that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Amazon Must Pay Warehouse Workers for Security Checks

LegalReader

JULY 22, 2021

In their 5-2 split decision, the justices found that Amazon must abide by Pennsylvania's minimum wage laws, which are stricter than their federal counterparts.

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Fifth Circuit reverses summary judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2022

District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania : As the Fifth Circuit’s opinion explains, “To be clear, it is the Pennsylvania MDL court’s summary judgment that we review, but Louisiana substantive law controls.” Fifth Circuit reverses summary judgment entered in the U.S.

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“Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election; A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed”

HowAppealing

JUNE 9, 2022

“Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election; A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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“Amazon must pay Pennsylvania warehouse workers for time spent waiting for security screening, state Supreme Court rules”

HowAppealing

JULY 21, 2021

“Amazon must pay Pennsylvania warehouse workers for time spent waiting for security screening, state Supreme Court rules”: Peter Hall of The Morning Call of Allentown, Pennsylvania has this report. ” Today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , on certified questions from the U.S. .”

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“In this case, we are required to determine whether applying Pennsylvania usury laws to an out-of-state lender violates the dormant Commerce Clause. We conclude that it does not.”

HowAppealing

JANUARY 25, 2022

“In this case, we are required to determine whether applying Pennsylvania usury laws to an out-of-state lender violates the dormant Commerce Clause. We conclude that it does not.” ” So begins an opinion that a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued yesterday.

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“An appeals court upheld a Pennsylvania law that prevents Philly from making its own gun rules; The city has tried unsuccessfully in the past to enact gun regulations such as a requirement that firearms owners notify authorities if their weapons are lost or stolen”

HowAppealing

MAY 26, 2022

“An appeals court upheld a Pennsylvania law that prevents Philly from making its own gun rules; The city has tried unsuccessfully in the past to enact gun regulations such as a requirement that firearms owners notify authorities if their weapons are lost or stolen”: Sean Collins Walsh of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report on a 3-to-2 (..)

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Family members struggle to help University of Chicago law grad who became homeless

ABA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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Law prof who wrote about ‘the law school scam’ settles discrimination suit for $160K

ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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Justices vacate lower court’s ruling in Pennsylvania ballot-counting case that is now moot

SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a lower-court ruling in a Pennsylvania election dispute that the losing candidate conceded three and a half months ago. Tuesday’s brief order granted a request by David Ritter, a candidate in a 2021 race for a judgeship in a local Pennsylvania court.

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Court upholds state corporate registration law in major personal jurisdiction case

SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 27, 2023

Share The justices narrowly rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania law that allows any company doing business in the state to be sued there – even if the corporation is not headquartered in Pennsylvania and the conduct at the center of the lawsuit occurred somewhere else. of Philadelphia v.

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Lawyer who stole more than $1M from his law firm gets disbarred

ABA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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24% of law students expect to work in public service, survey says

ABA Journal

MARCH 13, 2024

It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue. The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month.

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Controversial Pennsylvania Involuntary Treatment Law Gets Test Run in Five Counties

The Crime Report

JULY 5, 2022

A three-year-old Pennsylvania law that changed the standards for people to qualify for assisted outpatient treatment (AOT), a type of involuntary mental health treatment, will be tested in five counties across the state, reports Public Source.

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“Texas v. Pennsylvania Would Have Upended the Electoral College; Texas’s innovative injury would allow any state to sue any other state, directly in the Supreme Court, for breach of its election laws”

HowAppealing

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Pennsylvania Would Have Upended the Electoral College; Texas’s innovative injury would allow any state to sue any other state, directly in the Supreme Court, for breach of its election laws”: Derek Muller has this post at the “Law & Liberty” blog. “ Texas v.

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US Supreme Court to review enforceability of choice of law in maritime contracts

JURIST

MARCH 7, 2023

LLC , which asks the court to determine whether a choice of law clause in a maritime contract can be deemed unenforceable due to “strong public policy.” While this case looks at choice of law in maritime contracts only, the court’s decision could have broader effects on contract law in the future, specifically with choice of law provisions.

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Pennsylvania court declares state mail-in voting law unconstitutional

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to decide constitutionality of mandatory life imprisonment for felony murder

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Pennsylvania inmates sue state corrections department over ‘torturous’ solitary confinement conditions

Pennsylvania federal court rules election official should count undated mail-in ballots

Pennsylvania governor will continue state death penalty moratorium

Pennsylvania state court website down due to denial of service cyberattack

Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders state police to disclose social media monitoring policy

ACLU alleges Pennsylvania school district discriminated against after-school satanist club

Pennsylvania federal jury finds Pittsburgh synagogue shooter eligible for death penalty

Pennsylvania jury convicts Pittsburgh synagogue shooter on all 63 charges

Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction

“Dealing with the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Non-Decision on Standards Compliance Evidence”

“Supreme Court Allows Unusual Pennsylvania Law on Corporate Suits; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”

Pennsylvania Supreme Court strikes down victims’ rights constitutional amendment

“Pennsylvania cannot bar adults under 21 from carrying guns, court rules”

Sorry, But The Pennsylvania Law School Merger Is Missing A Few Details

Pennsylvania top court rules for gas drilling firms in antitrust lawsuit

Former Pennsylvania judges ordered to pay $200M to victims of juvenile detention scandal

“One Law Firm Prepared Both Penn and Harvard for Hearing on Antisemitism; The presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and M.I.T. came under fire after dodging questions about their policies”

“Undated Pennsylvania mail-in ballots should not be counted, appeals court rules; The decision sets up a potential Supreme Court showdown over the swing state’s ballots ahead of the November presidential election”

Pennsylvania man arrested for alleged torture of employee in Iraq

“Supreme Court asked to weigh in on Pennsylvania mail-in ballot law”

“‘A Titanic Decision’: Pa. Supreme Court’s Ruling Makes Venue Challenges Harder; Daniel Cummins, managing partner of Cummins Law, called the ruling, ‘another victory for the plaintiff bar at the appellate court level in Pennsylvania.’”

“The Supreme Court’s Mail-Ballot Mulligan in Pennsylvania: The Justices could send a message to judges on rewriting election law.”

“Pennsylvania Tied Vote Decided By Drawing of Lots after Court Ruling that Undated But Timely-Arriving Mail Ballots Had to Be Counted under the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act”

“Justices Debate State Law Opening Courts to Suits Against Corporations; A novel Pennsylvania law requires corporations that do business in the state to consent to being sued there, even if the suits have nothing to do with the state”

Pennsylvania dispatch: a Pittsburgh poll worker reports from ‘the front lines of democracy’

Pennsylvania court voids health secretary’s school mask order

“Pennsylvania Lawmakers Immune From Suit Over Islamic School”

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Amazon Must Pay Warehouse Workers for Security Checks

Fifth Circuit reverses summary judgment entered in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

“Supreme Court Allows Undated Ballots in Pennsylvania Election; A state law required mailed ballots to be accompanied by a signed and dated declaration, but a federal appeals court ruled that undated declarations sufficed”

“Amazon must pay Pennsylvania warehouse workers for time spent waiting for security screening, state Supreme Court rules”

“In this case, we are required to determine whether applying Pennsylvania usury laws to an out-of-state lender violates the dormant Commerce Clause. We conclude that it does not.”

“An appeals court upheld a Pennsylvania law that prevents Philly from making its own gun rules; The city has tried unsuccessfully in the past to enact gun regulations such as a requirement that firearms owners notify authorities if their weapons are lost or stolen”

Family members struggle to help University of Chicago law grad who became homeless

Law prof who wrote about ‘the law school scam’ settles discrimination suit for $160K

Justices vacate lower court’s ruling in Pennsylvania ballot-counting case that is now moot

Court upholds state corporate registration law in major personal jurisdiction case

Lawyer who stole more than $1M from his law firm gets disbarred

24% of law students expect to work in public service, survey says

Controversial Pennsylvania Involuntary Treatment Law Gets Test Run in Five Counties

“Texas v. Pennsylvania Would Have Upended the Electoral College; Texas’s innovative injury would allow any state to sue any other state, directly in the Supreme Court, for breach of its election laws”

US Supreme Court to review enforceability of choice of law in maritime contracts

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