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2020
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How prevalent is animal abuse in Pennsylvania?
Over the past few years, 52 percent of animal abuse offenses filed in Pennsylvania were for neglect of an animal, with 41 percent...
Jul 17
Over 34 million cases sealed from public view under Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Law
Since Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Law took effect last year on June 28, 2019, over 34 million cases and nearly 47 million off...
Jun 12
Superior Court to Hear Oral Arguments via Video Conference
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania will hear its first oral arguments via video conference next week on Mon. May 18, Wed. May 20 a...
May 15
Pennsylvania Superior Court Releases Upcoming Oral Argument Schedule
Amid the continued COVID-19 outbreak, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania today announced it will continue using advanced communica...
May 15
Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Hold May Argument Session via Live-Stream Video Conference
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today announced the Court’s plan to conduct the upcoming May argument session by live-stream...
May 14
Commonwealth Court Announces Live-Stream Argument Schedule
Amid ongoing COVID-19 mitigation efforts, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court today announced its oral argument schedule for M...
May 08
A Look at Pennsylvania’s Mental Health Courts
In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the Pennsylvania courts today released an infographic highlighting data re...
May 08
Chief Justice Saylor Reminds Lawyers of Need to Provide Public Service
Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Thomas G. Saylor is asking lawyers to support the Commonwealth’s civil legal aid programs by p...
May 04
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Directs Local Courts to Restore More Operations
In an Order issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed county courts to restore a wider range of operations, while givi...
Apr 28
During COVID-19 Pandemic, Pa Commonwealth Court Live-Streams on YouTube
Committed to maintaining publicly accessible court proceedings, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court today announced it will ho...
Apr 27
New Statewide Partnership Focuses on Autism Awareness and Education in the Courts
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, along with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS), is launching a statewide initiativ...
Apr 21
Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania distracted driving citations decreased by 10 percent statewide from 2018 to 2019. Distracted driving citations in Pen...
Apr 20
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht Provides COVID-19 Family Self-Quarantine Update
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David N. Wecht released the following information related to COVID-19. Upon profes...
Apr 01
Protection Orders Remain Available to Victims of Abuse During COVID-19 Court Closures
While the Pennsylvania courts remain temporarily closed to the public per the March 18 Pennsylvania Supreme Court Order, emer...
Mar 26
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Cancels April Session
Amid continued COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today canceled the upcoming oral argument session sched...
Mar 25
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Closes Courts to the Public Statewide
In an effort to further restrict potential COVID-19 exposure within the courts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today announced tha...
Mar 18
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht Self-Quarantines with Family
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David N. Wecht released the following information related to COVID-19. Upon returning from ove...
Mar 17
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Declares General Statewide Judicial Emergency
Amid COVID-19 mitigation efforts, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court today declared a statewide judicial emergency effective unti...
Mar 16
Women in the Pennsylvania judiciary
In recognition of National Women’s History Month, March is an ideal time to look at the history of women in the Pennsylvania...
Mar 13
Amid COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts, Access to Pennsylvania Judicial Center Limited
Court Administrator of Pennsylvania Geoff Moulton today announced public access to the Pennsylvania Judicial Center (PJC) in Harri...
Mar 13
Commonwealth Court Reschedules Upcoming Oral Arguments
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court President Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt today announced the rescheduling of upcoming Commonwealth Cour...
Mar 12
Pennsylvania Court Interpreters – Removing Language Barriers
Pennsylvania Courts facilitated 41,038 requests for interpreters in 2018 statewide – 77 percent of which were for Spanish. T...
Feb 14
Cracking Down on Human Trafficking in Pennsylvania
In the first five years since Pennsylvania’s first comprehensive human-trafficking law (Act 105) took effect in 2014, 586 hu...
Jan 10