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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"A narrative history of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Explores the court's notable decisions and why they matter in the broader context of Pennsylvania and American law and history"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / John J. Hare -- Introduction / Kenneth G. Gormley -- Selecting judges in Pennsylvania / Charles L. Becker and Ruxandra M. Laidacker -- The King's Bench powers / William S. Stickman IV -- The power of rulemaking / Renée Cohn Jubelirer, Robert L. Byer, and Meredith E. Carpenter -- The Supreme Court's singular criminal procedure work in a pivotal era / James A. Shellenberger and James A. Strazzella -- Supervising and regulating the practice of law / Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. and Roger B. Meilton -- Supervising and regulating the judiciary / Roger B. Meilton and Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr -- The development and improvement of Pennsylvania's judicial computer system / Hon. Joseph A. Del Sole, Amy Ceraso and Thomas B. Darr -- The Supreme Court and the separation of powers under the Pennsylvania constitution / Howard J. Bashman -- The Supreme Court and religious liberty : the competing visions of William Penn and Chief Justice John Bannister Gibson / Gary S. Gildin -- Free expression vs. reputation : the Supreme Court's problematic weighing of interests / Carl A. Solano and Edward J. Sholinsky -- Women on the court and the court on women / Deborah L. Brake and Susan Frietsche -- Article I, section 28 of the Pennsylvania constitution : prohibiting the denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of sex / Phyllis W. Beck and Michele Hudzicki-Grimmig -- The enforcement of antidiscrimination laws / Teresa Ficken Sachs -- The Olmsted affair and the rise of federal power in revolutionary Pennsylvania / John J. Hare -- The floodgates of strict liability : the Johnstown flood of 1889, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and the rise of modern American tort law / Jed H. Shugerman -- Pennsylvania medical malpractice law / Charles L. Becker, Shanin Specter, and Thomas R. Kline -- The ebb and flow of the law : the Supreme Court's product liability jurisprudence / James M. Beck -- Clash of titans : the Supreme Court and products liability / Clifford R. Rieders and Pamela L. Shipman -- The 1778-1779 Chester and Philadelphia treason trials : the Supreme Court as trial court / Carlton F.W. Larson -- Slavery and the Supreme Court : high court justices and the problem of fundamental justice / Paul Finkelman -- When felons don't kill : the felony murder rule in Pennsylvania / Arthur G. LeFrancois -- The Supreme Court and the labor movement / Jeffrey P. Bauman -- The Homestead lockout of 1892 and jurisprudence in Pennsylvania / Melvyn Dubofsky -- Defining the role of the legislature in regulating the economy / Vincent C. Deliberato, Jr -- Pennsylvania administrative law / John L. Gedid -- Afterword / Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor -- Appendix A: the reports of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court / Joel Fishman, Ph. D -- Appendix B: historical list of Supreme Court justices. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Pennsylvania. Supreme Court -- History.
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Pennsylvania. Supreme Court. |
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History. |
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Law -- Pennsylvania -- History.
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Law. |
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Pennsylvania. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Law. |
| Added Author |
Hare, John J., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780271081977 (electronic book) |
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027108197X (electronic book) |
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9780271080116 |
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0271080116 |
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