Shohin Vance

October 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

One race in a local Republican primary has provided perhaps our clearest glimpse yet at how Pennsylvania's appellate courts—and especially the state Supreme Court—may handle big questions involving provisional ballots and mail-in voting in post-election litigation.

By Shohin Vance and Francis G. Notarianni

9 minute read

July 14, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Persuading the Supreme Court to take your case requires a unique—and sometime counterintuitive—type of advocacy.

By Shohin Vance and Francis G. Notarianni

7 minute read

July 31, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Cynthia Baldwin, who served on the state Supreme Court between 2006 and 2008, has now found a new scapegoat: her former colleague, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor.

By Shohin Vance

6 minute read

April 10, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Recent events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have thrust many of our core institutions into renewed focus—and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is no exception.

By Shohin Vance and Mark Seiberling

5 minute read

February 06, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Like the mythical Bigfoot, grand jury "final orders" have been described (in statute), but, to date, have only once been "seen." Yet, not unlike the infamous 1960s film that may or may not depict Bigfoot, we may have recently caught a glimpse of another grainy image of a final order.

By Joshua J. Voss and Shohin Vance

7 minute read

December 16, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Given that the predominant constitutional issue in recent weeks has been impeachment, an article summarizing the relevant legal principles in the Keystone State seems apt.

By Shohin Vance

5 minute read