The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania: Life And Law In The Commonwealth, 1684-2017

Synopsis

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. 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. Edited By John J. Hare. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.