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The newest court in Pennsylvania is also one of the most specialized. Commonwealth Court, which has been around for just 40 years, hears cases involving state and local government, regulatory agencies ...

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court upheld the state laws that prevent municipalities from enacting their own laws to regulate firearms, saying in a unanimous decision Wednesday that the city of Philadelphia ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia cannot impose stricter firearms regulations than are allowed by state law, Pennsylvania's Democratic-majority state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday, a ...

Allegations of impropriety in transactions between an insurance company and a reciprocal insurance exchange are under the jurisdiction of the trial courts, not Pennsylvania's Insurance commissioner, ...

A Pennsylvania judge said Friday the state’s congressional districts were drawn to give Republicans an advantage, but they did not violate the state constitution, ruling in a high-profile ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — It is the case that Kevin Brobson cannot get out of his head: the National Rifle Association and gun owners couldn’t get Pennsylvania’s courts to consider their lawsuits ...

Pennsylvania's highest court on Wednesday said people whose mail ballots are rejected for not following technical procedures in state law can cast provisional ballots, a decision sure to affect some ...

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office was under fire Wednesday over claims that it concealed evidence that might have stopped a court from granting a new trial to a man convicted of ...

HARRISBURG — Philadelphia may not impose stricter firearms regulations than are authorized under state law, the Democratic majority Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, a blow to city leaders ...