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June 11, 2007 | National Law Journal

Assault launched on high court's pay disparity ruling

When a Supreme Court ruling last month made it more difficult for victims of unequal pay to sue their employers, advocates for the American business community celebrated. But those joyous feelings could be gone -- and sooner rather than later. Almost immediately after the May 29 decision in Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Democratic staffers were quietly, yet urgently, crafting legislation to reverse the 5-4 ruling during what was supposed to be recess week on the Hill.
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February 22, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Finn v. Rendell, PICS Case No. 10-1204 (Pa. Commw. Feb. 2, 2010) Leadbetter, P. J. (12 pages).

Although county commissioners had standing to bring an action to compel the commonwealth to reimburse Mountour County 65 percent of its full-time district attorney's salary, the claims were barred by sovereign immunity, the doctrine of separation of powers, and both the speech or debate clause and the clause prohibiting payment of money from the treasury without appropriations or warrants in the Pennsylvania constitution. The Commonwealth Court sustained preliminary objections.
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March 17, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Simple Opinions Make Good Law

If Ralph J. Cappy predicted any part of his legacy as Pennsylvania's chief justice, it was a reduction in the number of non-precedential opinions from the state Supreme Court.
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February 18, 2009 | New York Law Journal

Long Island University v. Wilson

University Fails to Prove Alleged Loan to Student Is 'Educational Loan' And Not Dischargeable
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February 19, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Abu-Jamal loses bid for hearing into claims of witness perjury

Pennsylvania's highest appeals court has rejected a request by convicted killer Mumia Abu-Jamal for a hearing into his claims that witnesses in his case perjured themselves.
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May 19, 2008 | National Law Journal

Preparing to win

Trials are about winning — and winning results from the strategic advantages that come with proper preparation.
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September 29, 2009 | Daily Business Review

New term to test stance on rights

Some of Washington's top legal brass and constitutional law experts gathered to preview some of the top cases coming before the U.S. Supreme Court starting next week.
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September 10, 2007 | Daily Report Online

Transcripts show Guantanamo panels struggle to determine who poses a threat

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April 21, 2008 | Daily Report Online

Judge closes jury selection in shooting death of 92-year-old woman

A judge has barred the press and public from attending jury selection in the case of a former Atlanta police officer accused of complicity in the Nov. 21, 2006, shooting death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston during a drug raid.Deputies told reporters and spectators arriving at the courtroom of Fulton County Superior Court Judge Michael D.
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March 22, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

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