by Lea Bickerton | Mar 11, 2009 | Laws of Questionable Merit, Pittsburgh City Ordinances
**UPDATED 3/12/2009**In response to couch-burning incidents that were reported in the wake of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl victory, Pittsburgh City Council, in a preliminary vote, has unanimously agreed upon an ordinance prohibiting home owners from...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 10, 2009 | Judicial Misconduct
Former Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce was sentenced to 46-months in prison. Joyce was convicted of insurance fraud after submitting fraudulent claims following a car accident.For more information, go...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 10, 2009 | Drug Crimes, Nuisance Bars and Other Establishments
Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala has informed the McDonald’s corporate office that his office will ” ‘initiate nuisance proceedings against three downtown McDonald’s locations,’ if action isn’t taken to stop...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 9, 2009 | Probation, sentencing
A recent study shows that Pennsylvania is above the national average for the number of its citizens in jail, on probation, or on parole.In “One in 31: the Long Reach of American Corrections,” by the Pew Center, Pennsylvania is shown to have one out of...
by Lea Bickerton | Mar 5, 2009 | Sexting
While prosecutors in other states have filed criminal charges against teens involved in sexting incidents, the district attorney in Berkshire, Massachusetts has launched an initiative to deal with the phenomenon outside of the justice system. D.A. David F. Capeless is...
