1405 ABA Journal Pennsylvania articles.
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Lawyer for ‘QAnon shaman’ says rioters are ‘short-bus people’
Albert Watkins, the lawyer for the accused U.S. Capitol Hill rioter known as the “QAnon Shaman,” told Talking Points Memo…
May 19, 2021 4:19 PM CDT
May 10, 2021 2:48 PM CDT
Pennsylvania judge denies any QAnon connection
A Philadelphia judge running for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is denying any connection to QAnon and its conspiracy theories. Judge Paula Patrick told the…
May 3, 2021 4:30 PM CDT
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Apr 14, 2021 3:00 PM CDT
Husband of appeals judge goes to prison
Suspended lawyer Charles McCullough, the husband of a Pennsylvania appeals judge, reported to prison Tuesday after he was convicted of stealing…
Apr 8, 2021 4:45 PM CDT Howard Bashman of How Appealing discusses blogging during COVID-19 and how appellate work in Pennsylvania has changed in the pandemic. Mar 29, 2021 9:05 AM CDT Mar 26, 2021 9:50 AM CDT Mar 23, 2021 11:34 AM CDT Mar 22, 2021 2:05 PM CDT Mar 19, 2021 9:42 AM CDT Judge trims claims by ex-Morrison & Foerster lawyers A magistrate judge is allowing two former lawyers at Morrison & Foerster to pursue punitive damages in their suit claiming that the…
Mar 15, 2021 4:45 PM CDTThe pandemic has not slowed down Howard Bashman of How Appealing
Secret camera recordings can be used against nanny at trial, state supreme court says
A divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that secretly recorded audio can be used against a nanny accused of assaulting three young children.
3rd Circuit calls out lawyer for ‘copy-and-paste’ appeal, orders him to pay attorney fees
A federal appeals court has ordered a Pennsylvania lawyer to pay his opponents’ appellate legal fees for filing a “frivolous” appeal and submitting a brief “that was essentially a copy of the one he filed in the district court.”
Prosecutor’s DoorDash side gig leads to demotion
The first assistant district attorney in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has been demoted for working as a delivery driver for the online food ordering company DoorDash during work hours.
State ethics officials may draft new version of lawyer-bias ban after dropping appeal of adverse ruling
Pennsylvania ethics officials have withdrawn a federal appeal that sought to reinstate an ethics rule banning lawyers from knowingly manifesting bias or engaging in discrimination in the practice of law.
Afternoon Briefs: Judge trims maternity claims against BigLaw firm; prison guards ordered to wear body cams
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