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Court Rules
March 13, 2017

Philadelphia Court Rules Now Available Online

Pennsylvania county court rules, including rules for Philadelphia Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, are now available online. Late last summer, Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103 was amended to include provisions that require, with regards to local court rules, the "adopting court or...
LLMC Digital
March 2, 2017

LLMC Digital's new platform makes finding Pennsylvania side reports easy!

Pennsylvania county court reports (aka side reports), and much more can be found in the LLMC Digital database, a 24/7 member benefit for all jenkins Law Library members.
Caselaw & the Courts
February 23, 2017

New Public Access Policy for Appellate and Trial Court Records

"[T]he courts are constantly considering issues regarding the need for openness and transparency and the concern for personal privacy and security." (Explanatory Report, Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, 47 Pa.B.301...
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...