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- Lax home-school laws put kids at risk 18 Dec 2009 04:36 GMT
... the cracks of the system. Home school advocates are quick to disassociate themselves from incidents ... neglect investigations. In fact, only two states (Pennsylvania and Arkansas) bar convicted sex offenders from ... and could have been ordered by a court to return Calista and Ricky to public ...
- Feeling budget crunch, some states free prisoners early 18 Dec 2009 01:18 GMT
... criminologist who specializes in sentencing policy at Pennsylvania State University. "All of the sudden they ... $21.4 million. In November, the Kentucky Supreme Court backed the Legislature's decision to release inmates ... being considered for early release. Several district attorney's offices say they've seen them come up ...
- Newsweek: Is Iran playing games with jailed hikers? 18 Dec 2009 03:14 GMT
... was received following Ardebili's sentencing in federal court in Wilmington, Del., earlier this week. If, as ... certainly occur at the prison in northeastern Pennsylvania where Ardebili has been sent to serve ... to NEWSWEEK that Amiri was in the custody or under control of the U.S. government, ...
- Prosecutor suspected police cover-up 18 Dec 2009 04:45 GMT
... -- The Pennsylvania prosecutor who failed to secure felony convictions ... Pennsylvanian community of Shenandoah, Schuylkill County District Attorney James Goodman knew that an officer investigating ... the July 2008 street brawl, according to court documents. "It's clear they were trying to ...
- Pennsylvania maintains nation's fourth-largest death row 18 Dec 2009 05:15 GMT
... Pennsylvania continues to maintain the fourth-largest death row ... numbers are announced as Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. is seeking the ... hearing this morning on charges he killed Penn Hills police Officer Michael Crawshaw earlier this month. ...
- Selecting judges: No case for appointment 18 Dec 2009 06:17 GMT
... press the case next year that state judges should be nominated, not elected. And once ... is out of order. What former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and others propose ... election of judges. How many times in Pennsylvania have we seen appointments to quite lucrative ...
- Gun-law groundswell: The state needs a law requiring responsibility 18 Dec 2009 05:32 GMT
... was missing, or face possible fines or jail. The aim was to crack down on ... city prevailed. While Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick Jr. didn't rule on ... have passed lost-or-stolen gun ordinances. In Western Pennsylvania, that group includes Pittsburgh, West Mifflin (which ...
- Botched Abortion Lawsuit Settled for $1.9 Million 18 Dec 2009 04:43 GMT
... Center purchased an ad in the Scranton, Pennsylvania, Yellow Pages proclaiming "No Parental Consent Required." ... Pennsylvania teenagers around the state's parental consent law by pointing out that there are no such laws restricting abortions in New Jersey. Operation Rescue ...
- Attorney Robert Williams excelled in legal, charitable efforts 18 Dec 2009 05:50 GMT
... and founding partner of the Williams Coulson Law Firm, Downtown, died of cancer on Tuesday, ... planning. "Dad litigated cases before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania , the U.S. Court of Federal Claims ...
- Radnor, ex-township manager in court 18 Dec 2009 01:14 GMT
... judgment against Bashore (Wednesday) in Common Pleas Court under the surcharge provisions of the state ... ended with his firing April 13. An attorney with the Philadelphia firm Archer & Greiner, ... and football tickets and nearly $6,000 at Pennsylvania Wine & Spirit shops. The report also ...
- Legal Careers - Most Lawyers Working Part-time Are Women Overall Number of Lawyers Working Part-time Remains Small 18 Dec 2009 06:55 GMT
... For Legal Jobs - See Most large law firms have made part-time schedules available to their ... made part-time schedules available to their experienced lawyers for many years, but overall the number ... women associates working part-time was highest in Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia and Pittsburgh) at 16.9% and ...
- LA prosecutors charge man with stalking Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck and family 18 Dec 2009 02:10 GMT
... was ordered held on $300,000 bail, District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison said. A judge also ... if released. A phone message left at Pennsylvania number listed for Burky was not returned ... Thursday. Robison said he was represented in court by a public defender. Burky was charged ...
- Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation of Cedar Fair LP 18 Dec 2009 01:11 GMT
... Law Office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC Announces Investigation ... NewsBlaze, Tags: Business wire, Legal, Law and Lawyers, pennsylvania, Medical, Consulting, Accounting and other Professional Services ...
- Nativity Scene, Menorah Removed From Pennsylvania Courthouse Lawn 18 Dec 2009 06:02 GMT
... Nativity Scene, Menorah Removed From Pennsylvania Courthouse Lawn Updated: Thursday, 17 Dec 2009, ... an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. County Solicitor Vito DeLuca says officials chose to forgo ...
- Governor releases state money for Pitt, Penn State 18 Dec 2009 05:15 GMT
... HARRISBURG — Gov. Ed Rendell on Thursday said he ... he would release state money for Pitt, Penn State, Lincoln and Temple universities, which critics claim ... after a 101-day delay. The budget by law is due July 1, but a feud ...
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