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Abu-Jamal Sues to Overturn New Law

Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted cop-killer who has spent the last three decades in prison, is suing to overturn a new law intended to keep him […]

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Chief Justice to Attorney General: Release All Judges’ Emails

Ron Castille wants Kathleen Kane to release all judges’ emails to the public — whether they’re pornographic or not. Castille, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s chief justice, […]

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The Racy Email Problem Could Become Just An Email Problem

The email scandal that claimed the careers of so many top state officials isn’t quite over, but its focus is changing. The Legal Intelligencer reports […]

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Top 10 Pennsylvania Careers Destroyed or Damaged by the Jerry Sandusky Scandal

Now that Seamus McCaffery has retired from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, it’s worth asking: How many significant Pennsylvanians have had their careers destroyed or derailed because […]

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UPDATE: Judge Faces Charges for Accepting Bracelet

[Update 11:37 a.m.] District Attorney Seth Williams brought the $2,000 Tiffany bracelet with him to the press conference: Philly DA Seth Williams announces bribery charge […]

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Inky: Porn Scandal Missed Its Target

The so-called “Porngate” scandal in Harrisburg has already caused several top officials to lose their jobs, with the potential for even more fallout remaining a […]

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Pennsylvania Attorney General, Chief Justice Reach Porn Deal

Pennsylvania’s porn email scandal drags on. On Wednesday, the office of Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille […]

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The Harrisburg Porn Email Scandal, Translated by a Woman

As a human with a computer, I expect people to mess around on the clock a bit. Amazon, Buzzfeed, Facebook, The Daily Puppy (just me? […]

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Email Scandal Claims Another Career

Lancaster Online reports that Richard Sheetz, a Lancaster County prosecutor who formerly worked for then-Attorney General Tom Corbett, has resigned after his name emerged in […]

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UPDATE: Kane Promises Email Cooperation With Castille

[Update 9:30 a.m.] AP reports that Kane is making a stronger pledge of cooperation with Castille: Kane told Castille she will try to give him […]

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Kathleen Kane’s Double Standard

When Kathleen Kane was sworn in as Pennsylvania’s first attorney general last year, she was immediately hailed as shooting political star. There was talk of […]

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Top Cop Won’t Resign in Email Scandal

A second state official has resigned after participating in the exchange of “racy emails” while working in the office of then-Attorney General Tom Corbett. Glenn […]

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Report: Justice McCaffery Forwarded Racy Emails

The Morning Call reports this morning that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery — he’s from Philadelphia — “forwarded at least eight sexually explicit emails […]

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Kane Will Make Racy Emails Available to Corbett

Attorney General Kathleen Kane will let Gov. Tom Corbett’s office see the “racy” emails she says his underlings exchanged while he was attorney general.

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Judge: Email Scandal Could Spread to Judiciary

Chief Justice Ronald Castille wants to know if Pennsylvania judges were among the officials who exchanged racy emails with other state government officials. He’s asking […]