• December 29, 2006 | The Recorder

    Spreading the Love

    Historians aren't likely to remember 2006 as a year of landmark rulings by the California Supreme Court, but they may see it as one in which a new justice tipped the bench slightly leftward �

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  • April 28, 2008 |

    Exception to the Shield

    Pennsylvania's shield law should not allow newspapers to protect the identity of a source who commits a crime in the process of sharing information with a journalist, two former Lackawanna County p

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  • June 18, 2007 |

    Testing The Shield

    The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case regarding whether an interest in protecting the confidentiality of the grand jury process outweighs a journalist's right not to disclose sources un

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  • October 16, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    A Legal Titan, Specter Shaped Federal Judiciary

    Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, who died Sunday at age 82, was a legal giant in Pennsylvania who greatly shaped the federal judiciary in the state for more than three decades, lawyers t

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  • January 7, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Luzerne County Judges Sue Commissioners for Funding

    A pitched battle has erupted in Luzerne County between members of the judiciary and the county commissioners, who adopted a budget last month that eliminates funding for an estimated 56 court-relat

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  • October 15, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

    A Legal Titan, Specter Shaped Federal Judiciary

    Former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, who died Sunday at age 82, was a legal giant in Pennsylvania who greatly shaped the federal judiciary in the state for more than three decades, lawyers t

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  • August 29, 2005 | The Recorder

    Governor Floats Picks for High Court

    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has taken the initial step in naming his first appointee to the California Supreme Court.Spokeswoman Julie Soderlund confirmed late Friday that during

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  • January 7, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

    Luzerne County Judges Sue Commissioners for Funding

    A pitched battle has erupted in Luzerne County between members of the judiciary and the county commissioners, who adopted a budget last month that eliminates funding for an estimated 56 court-relat

    1 minute read

  • November 1, 2005 | Legal Times

    On to the Next Nominee...

    WASHINGTON � Veering sharply from his initial selection, President Bush dipped into the federal appeals court ranks and announced Monday that Judge Samuel Alito Jr. would be his choice to repl

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  • March 6, 2006 | The Recorder

    Alameda County Bias Claims Hit High Court

    Attorneys arguing that Alameda County prosecutors routinely excluded Jews from death penalty juries have been asked a tricky question: Does it matter if the court record doesn't establish that

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