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Prohibited from examining courts

Auditor General Jack Wagner is on the sidelines, at least temporarily, in the continuing investigation of the planned Family Court building in Philadelphia.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille, who oversaw the project, has hired his… Read the rest

Due every year from PUC, 2007 was last issue

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has not issued its annual reports on the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act since 2008, even while amendments to the bill are sitting before the… Read the rest

Will let FBI, Supreme Court handle investigation

The heads of the state Senate and House Judiciary Committees do not plan to get involved in the controversy surrounding Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille and $12 million in funding for the… Read the rest

Marcellus Shale taxation a major issue

When the General Assembly recessed Thursday there were 21 days left to meet the constitutionally-mandated deadline of June 30 for completion of the state’s General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2010-11.

When they return… Read the rest

Court has exclusive jurisdiction over gambling issues

Pennsylvania’s gambling industry has special access and unique privileges before the state Supreme Court, the ultimate arbiter of equal justice under the law.

Direct access to the state’s highest court would be a… Read the rest

Use of grand jury questioned by legal community

State Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett’s subpoena of the social networking organization Twitter, in an attempt to identify anonymous posters, has drawn criticism from the legal community.

The grand… Read the rest