Marc Levy

July 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The federal lawsuit against Arizona's tough new immigration law focuses heavily on a question that has been in the spotlight repeatedly the past decade and dates to the Founding Fathers: The right of the government to keep states from enacting laws that usurp federal authority.

By By MARC LEVY,Associated Press Writer

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July 23, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hundreds of legislative employees believed to have been illegally paid from state coffers for political campaign work, even an aide who collected a salary for a virtual no-show job, will likely not be asked to return any money.

By MARC LEVY

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July 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

The state's highest court on Thursday upheld state gambling regulators' award of a slot-machine license to a prominent northeastern Pennsylvania businessman who wants to build a casino on the site of a once-renowned lodge in the Pocono Mountains.

By Marc Levy

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July 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The $28 billion state budget that Gov. Ed Rendell signed Tuesday was part of a deal that would boost state borrowing by as much as $600 million to pay for construction projects such as new public buildings that would be named after U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter and the late Rep. John Murtha.

By By MARC LEVY,Associated Press Writer

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October 24, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Supreme Court has asked the state attorney general's office whether a county grand jury has the authority to investigate licensing matters under the state's slot-machine law.

By MARC LEVY

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November 19, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

A state lawmaker is questioning why a casino industry association in Pennsylvania that is headed by a former state Supreme Court chief justice is not registered as a lobbying group, despite its apparent attempts to influence debate on gambling legislation.

By Marc Levy,Associated Press Writer

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July 08, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Gov. Mark S. Schweiker plans to sign a bill that lays down procedures for inmates to petition for post-conviction DNA testing that could set them free.

By marc levy Associated Press Writer

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March 11, 2004 | Law.com

A deeply divided state Senate passed legislation yesterday morning to place limits on pain-and-suffering damages that juries can award in medical malpractice lawsuits but only after narrowly rejecting two other proposals.

By Marc Levy

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December 05, 2007 | Law.com

Six states are accusing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. of violating a nine-year-old ban on the use of cartoons to support cigarette advertisements. Specifically, lawsuits filed by California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington target a section in the November edition of Rolling Stone magazine that combines pages of Camel cigarette ads and pages of magazine-produced illustrations around the theme of independent rock music. Fines for the company could exceed $100 million.

By Marc Levy

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November 13, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A shake-up in the state House Democratic caucus on Tuesday has led to the departure of seven senior aides, including the majority leader's chief of staff.

By By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO

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