Michael Rubinkam

August 26, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although Moorehead was in Washington, D.C., to attend Donald Trump's "Stop the Steal" rally, he said he never got closer than a mile to the Capitol and was not among the rioters who stormed the building. He has never been charged with a crime.

By Michael Rubinkam/The Associated Press

4 minute read

August 01, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

The latest group of plaintiffs filed suit in state or federal court against 10 different juvenile facilities across Pennsylvania, three of them state-operated.

By Michael Rubinkam/The Associated Press

5 minute read

November 01, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Berks County mailed erroneous Spanish-language instructions that said the ballots had to be returned by Nov. 18—16 days past the actual deadline of 8 p.m. on Election Day.

By Michael Rubinkam/The Associated Press

3 minute read

October 15, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's high-profile attorney general, Josh Shapiro, formally announced his candidacy for governor Oct. 13, entering the 2022 race months after making his intentions known and effectively clearing the field of potential rivals for the Democratic nomination.

By Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo and Michael Rubinkam, The Associated Press

3 minute read

July 31, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's existing reopening guidance for schools is too vague, and superintendents and school boards need more specifics from the state Department of Health about how to do it safely, a superintendents group said

By Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

3 minute read

April 24, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Residents of north central and northwestern Pennsylvania are projected to be the first in the state to be released from Gov. Tom Wolf's stay-at-home order, and many retail stores in those areas should be able to reopen, under a statewide plan announced April 22.

By Marc Levy, Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo, The Associated Press

3 minute read

June 25, 2014 | Daily Report Online

The NFL agreed Wednesday to remove a $675 million cap on damages from thousands of concussion-related claims after a federal judge questioned whether there would be enough money to cover as many as 20,000 retired players.

By Michael Rubinkam

4 minute read

April 25, 2014 | Daily Report Online

A builder of for-profit youth detention centers was sentenced Friday to a year in prison for his role in a notorious juvenile justice scandal in which thousands of young offenders were sent to his facilities by a judge who took money from him.

By Michael Rubinkam

3 minute read

July 26, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal judge today struck down the city of Hazleton's tough crackdown on illegal immigrants, ruling unconstitutional a law that has been emulated by towns and cities around the nation.

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM

3 minute read

March 31, 2009 | Daily Report Online

ALLENTOWN, Pa. AP - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a prosecutor from filing child pornography charges against three northeastern Pennsylvania teenagers who appeared in racy photos that turned up on classmates' cell phones.U.S. District Judge James Munley ruled against Wyoming County District Attorney George Skumanick Jr.

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM

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