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23 Sep 2011, 6:00 am
The Pennsylvania Senate’s interim Judiciary Committee will meet on September 27 to review three bills: SB 397 Prohibiting the imposition of the death sentence in cases of mental retardation SB 775 Regarding collection and DNA samples from criminal defendants and the processing of the samples once collected SB 1220 Expungement of criminal history records [read post]
21 Sep 2011, 8:07 am
We also encourage the public to contact their Pennsylvania elected officials, Representatives and Senators, to have the PA Workers’ Compensation Act changed, so people who are injured while working are properly protected in this circumstance. [read post]
20 Sep 2011, 2:55 pm
A report released today by Pennsylvania's Advisory Committee on Wrongful Convictions to the state's Senate Judiciary Committee establishes the need for reform in Pennsylvania to strengthen investigations and reduce wrongful convictions.The 328-page report details Pennsylvania's wrongful convictions, analyzes the causes and outlines reforms ranging from eyewitness identification to confessions to access to post-conviction DNA testing that can improve… [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 11:04 am
“Regardless of the merits of the Pennsylvania plan, the very fact that the majority leader of the Pennsylvania state senate would propose it reflects a different configuration of political sentiments and democratic norms: no longer do we all agree that the national popular vote confers legitimacy” –Joey Fishkin, reflecting on the possible change to Pa’s system for allocating electoral votes. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 10:50 am
The Oregon Senate Judiciary Committee will meet jointly with the House Judiciary Committee September 22. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 12:46 pm
Regardless of the merits of the Pennsylvania plan, the very fact that the majority leader of the Pennsylvania state senate would propose it reflects a different configuration of political sentiments and democratic norms: no longer do we all agree that the national popular vote confers legitimacy. [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 7:01 am
" As the Times reports, Senator Robert Casey of Pennsylvania prefers passing only parts of the legislation; Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana refuses to accept closing oil company tax loopholes; Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon opposes the provision calling for payroll tax cuts; Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia is concerned about the level of spending; Representative Heath Shuler wants to resolve the deficit before approving new spending for… [read post]
15 Sep 2011, 5:15 am
The Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania Senate wants to change the way that the state allocates its electoral votes in presidential elections. [read post]
12 Sep 2011, 9:30 am
.] : Pennsylvania Bar Institute, c2011.KFP81 .P4 No.6789 AntitrustAntitrust law Fundamentals of antitrust law / Phillip E. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 8:58 am
Almost immediately, key Republicans like Senator John McCain, followed by George W. [read post]
11 Sep 2011, 8:58 am
Almost immediately, key Republicans like Senator John McCain, followed by George W. [read post]
7 Sep 2011, 2:02 pm
Senate report revealed that tens of millions of stimulus dollars went to frivolous projects like international ant research, to study why monkeys react negatively to inequity and a “tunnel to nowhere” in Pennsylvania. [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 3:19 pm
Further, calls for reform and stricter enforcement have been made by New York Senator Chuck Schumer as well. [read post]
5 Sep 2011, 4:09 pm
The defendant, Vincent Fumo, a long standing state senator from Pennsylvania, was convicted of corruption last year. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 8:05 am
In April, three Democratic senators introduced the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act (PFPA), a watered-down version of the Employee Misclassification Prevention Act (EMPA), a bill that died in committee last year. [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 7:02 am
Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum appeared on yesterday's radio show and previewed what he will be saying to Rick Perry next week in Simi Valley.We also discussed (and I applauded) Santorum's rebuke in the last... [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 8:42 am
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ordered that former Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Fumo resentenced. [read post]
31 Aug 2011, 5:06 am
This post examines an allegation of juror misconduct that “former Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. [read post]
30 Aug 2011, 9:00 pm
Portland, Oregon, and Reading, Pennsylvania, for example, have seen recent increases. [read post]
27 Aug 2011, 4:34 am
The Third Circuit affirmed the senator's conviction, but vacated both sentences. [read post]
