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‘Invisibility’ of Prosecutor Misconduct Erodes Trust: PA Report

The Crime Report

Researchers at the Quattrone Center, based at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, created what they said was a unique dataset of 4,644 opinions in which allegations of misconduct were raised in the more than 1.5 million judicial opinions published between 2000 and 2016 by federal and state courts in Pennsylvania.

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Another separation-of-powers case, press access to trials, and maritime insurance

SCOTUSBlog

Raiders, a Pennsylvania-based company, insured a yacht with Great Lakes. The insurer then filed an action for declaratory judgment in federal district court in Pennsylvania to determine whether the policy was indeed void. Great Lakes Insurance SE v. Raiders Retreat Realty Co., On appeal, the U.S.

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TURKEY TORTS (2020)

JonathanTurley

In 2020, the cancelation of parades and the reduction of travel has led to a very different legal profile of holiday mishaps and malfeasance. Michael Hobbins was shot after being mistaken for a wild turkey by a fellow hunter in Union County, Pennsylvania in 2010.

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