The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania life and law in the Commonwealth, 1684-2017 / edited by John J. Hare.

Other author Hare, John J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018]
Descriptionxi, 444 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
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Contents (S)electing 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 / 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 versus reputation : the Supreme Court's 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 Supreme Court's enforcement of antidiscrimination laws / Teresa Ficken Sachs -- The Supreme Court and the Contours of State and 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 -- The Supreme Court and 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 -- The Supreme Court and administrative law / John L. Gedid.
Abstract "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 noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017033576
ISBN9780271080116 (cloth : alk. paper)

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