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HeinOnline
February 20, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Nominee Neil Gorsuch

This article is republished with permission by W.S. Hein. View the original article here . On January 31, 2017 Judge Neil Gorsuch of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit was officially nominated by President Donald J. Trump to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy. The vacancy was created...
HeinOnline
February 16, 2017
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Find Presidential Documents on HeinOnline

Presidents' Day, celebrated on the third Monday in February, honors George Washington, America's first president. Officially, the federal government calls Presidents' Day "Washington's Birthday" and at the time of its original enactment in 1879 ( 20 Stat. 277 ) it was celebrated on February 22 as a...
Legislative History
February 1, 2017

Changes to the PEF Code

Act of July 8, 2016, No. 79 (generally effective 1/1/2017 with one exception) includes changes affecting many areas of the Pennsylvania Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries Code including jurisdiction, rules of interpretation, determination of title to decedent's interest in real estate, powers of...
Self-Help
January 26, 2017

FJD's Elder Justice Resource Center - Free Legal Assistance

The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has issued a News Release announcing that the FJD's Elder Justice Resource Center (EJRC) will be working with Temple University Beasley School of Law to provide free legal assistance to unrepresented seniors beginning February 1, 2017. EJRC is located...
Secondary Sources
January 6, 2017

Guide to State Procurement: A 50-State Primer on Purchasing Laws, Processes, and Procedures

With each state having its own procurement statutes, regulations, and policies, there are similarities as well as important differences in the legal frameworks that have developed over the years, making it difficult and time-consuming for suppliers who provide products to multiple states. Now fully...
Statutes
January 4, 2017

False Claims Act

The False Claims Act is a critical statute that any company doing business with the government, especially in the healthcare, education, defense, and general contracting area, must be familiar with. Between January 2009 and September 2015, more than $26.4 billion was recovered in suits brought...
HeinOnline
December 22, 2016

Law Review in HeinOnline

Looking for law review articles? Try using HeinOnline . HeinOnline's Law Journal Library includes over 2,300 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage for most periodicals begins with the first issue and continues through the most current issue. Select publications may have delays based on...
Legal Trac
December 8, 2016

Philadelphia - Quick Links

Check out our Philadelphia - Quick Links guide. With our new website we have launched several new research guides , including this one on Philadelphia resources. Philadelphia - Quick Links offers one place to find several valuable sites for Philadelphia research, including the Code and Charter ,...
Statutes
November 22, 2016

Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws

When you see a reference to "Act 47 of 1987" can you easily find the current version as incorporated in the statutory code? Just look in Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws. One of the many additional features of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Annotated , the...
News & Events
November 10, 2016

New Edition of the Philadelphia Code

The 11th edition of the Philadelphia Code was recently published and is available now. According to its preface, this edition "includes all ordinances passed by Council through the end of its 2012-2015 term and is current through March 4, 2016." The Philadelphia Code is available in print in the...