Matthew T Mangino

December 12, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cable television news channels have truly created the global community. They report on a child abduction in Utah and parents across America double-lock their doors. Immediately, lawmakers on a local, state and national level scramble to enact new legislat

By Matthew T. Mangino

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February 08, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Scott Brown last month scored a dramatic upset victory in the special election to replace the late Sen. Ted Kennedy in the U.S. Senate.

By Matthew T. Mangino

8 minute read

November 20, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvanians awoke on Nov. 8 to find a whole new political landscape in the state and across the country.

By Matthew T. Mangino

5 minute read

January 17, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nearly six months have passed since Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed legislation expanding the "castle doctrine" to include home appurtenances, vehicles and public places.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

May 11, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawrence County Judge Dominick Motto has given the green light to prosecutors who are pursuing a 12-year-old boy as an adult for the murder of his father's girlfriend.

By Matthew T. Mangino

7 minute read

December 14, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

There is a curious alliance in the fight to reign in ever-expanding federal criminal statutes. The vagueness of some federal laws and their perceived overuse are also under attack. Groups with traditionally divergent interests, like the Heritage Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union, have joined together to address the suggestion of over-criminalization.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

May 07, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

As exonerations become more commonplace and organizations whose sole purpose is to collaterally attack wrongful convictions proliferate, there continues to be a mechanism in the law in most states that permits an individual who claims innocence to nevertheless plead guilty and go to prison.

By Matthew T. Mangino

4 minute read

January 18, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The death penalty has been around in its modern form for about 35 years.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

March 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that challenges the constitutionality of collecting DNA samples from individuals charged with a crime.

By Matthew T. Mangino

6 minute read

November 09, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nearly 40 years ago, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein exposed the deception of the Nixon White House through a series of articles in the p

By Matthew T. Mangino

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