Max Mitchell

November 18, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

A stay has been entered, delaying for now the sentence of former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin stemming from her conviction on political corruption charges.

By Max Mitchell

4 minute read

November 13, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Louis Freeh, who led an investigation into Penn State's handling of child sex-abuse reports in the Jerry Sandusky scandal, has fired back at former university President Graham Spanier's writ of summons paving the way for a potential defamation suit.

By Max Mitchell

3 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In what could hardly count as a surprise, candidates with Democratic backing swept the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas elections last Tuesday.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision deeming life without parole for juvenile murderers to be unconstitutional will not be applied retroactively in Pennsylvania, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judges and magisterial district judges can be disciplined for illegal conduct that affects the integrity of the office, regardless of whether the conduct occurred within the judicial decision-making process, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 12, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Addressing a recurring question, the state Supreme Court has determined that conspiracy to commit third-degree murder is a cognizable offense.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

For the purposes of its parking operations, the Philadelphia Parking Authority is a local agency under the Tort Claims Act, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Judges and magisterial district judges can be disciplined for illegal conduct that affects the integrity of the office, regardless of whether the conduct occurred within the judicial decision-making process, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Failing to timely report a "phantom" vehicle when pursuing an uninsured motorist claim can create sufficient prejudice for an insurance carrier to terminate coverage, the state Supreme Court has ruled.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read

November 05, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Convicted serial child sex-abuser Jerry Sandusky has petitioned the state Supreme Court in a bid to overturn his prison sentence.

By Max Mitchell

5 minute read