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Pennsylvania's high court on Friday ruled in favor of “ballot curing” in which some counties contact voters to correct errors in mail-in ballots.
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The service will be held in the Power Center at Duquesne University, where Baer graduated from law school in 1975.
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Pennsylvania’s highest court has rejected a request from Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf to immediately take up his challenge to Republican legislation that has bundled a constitutional amendment regarding abortion with four unrelated proposed changes.
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In most midterm election years, races for state supreme court seats are overshadowed by campaigns for governor or the Senate. But some Republicans say the party’s priorities need to change.
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A lower-court judge elected in November is the newest justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Advocates for Marsy’s Law, a sweeping, long-stalled amendment that would have enshrined certain rights for crime victims in Pennsylvania’s constitution, say they’re regrouping after the state Supreme Court formally threw the measure out.
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The Republican candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is putting out a revised version of an ad attacking his opponent after the state bar association notified him it ran afoul of its judicial campaign advertising standards.
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Campaign finance reports filed Friday show that most of it, or roughly $3 million, has been spent to help Republican Kevin Brobson, including spending by third-party groups in the race. That compared with about $2 million to help Democrat Maria McLaughlin.
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Pennsylvania has begun sending out mail ballots for next month’s election, where voters will elect a slew of new judges who will play key roles in shaping policy for at least the next decade on three statewide appellate courts.
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The commonwealth's highest court will hear arguments ahead of the homicide trial of a former Philadelphia police officer. If the appeal is successful, jurors will receive a narrower set of instructions about when an officer is justified in using deadly force.