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Presumption of Paternity Prevails
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has decided to uphold the presumption of paternity -- which holds that a child born into a marriage is a child of that marriage -- in any case where a marriage is intact, even when blood tests prove a man other than the husband is the father. The decision takes a turn away from the court's last case, in which the justices spoke out against the presumption.Killer's Confession to FBI Father OKed
Ruling that an FBI agent was acting as a father when his son confessed a double murder to him, the Georgia Supreme Court found the confession admissible and upheld the son's conviction and death sentence.The appeal, considered to be the first of its kind, asked whether Andrew Cook's confession to his father was admissible, since he had not been read his rights and had asked for a lawyer. The court's 6-1 ruling Friday in Cook v. State held that Miranda rights weren't violated because Cook's father waBill Scrubbed Clean Of Limiting Language
In another win for community groups, such as the Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight, the House has removed language from a bill that would have limited the right to appeal certain zoning decisions.No Quick Vote Promised For High Court Nominee
While the Rendell administration is hoping for swift action on its nomination of Allegheny County Judge Cynthia A. Baldwin to the state Supreme Court, Senate sources yesterday indicated no promises of a speedy process.Charitable-Immunity Exception Bill Is Poised to Advance in State Senate
The Senate Judiciary Committee is set to approve a bill that would overturn a state Supreme Court precedent and open the door to suing the Catholic Church over priests' sexual abuse of children. The bill, S-540, sponsored by Sen. Joseph Vitale, would render the Charitable Immunity Act, N.J.S. 2A:53A:-7 et seq., ineffective in cases of alleged negligent hiring and supervision of employees.Daily Decision Alert: Vol. 8, No. 68 -- April 7, 2000
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Notice to the bar.The Legal Profession at Its Best
Bar associations around the state will bestow honors on lawyers and judges at the Commission on Professionalism's annual lunch this week.Trending Stories
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