Ten years ago this week, the Fair Share Act was signed into law. Then-state Rep. Curt Schroder, now PCCJR Executive Director, was pleased to join Governor Tom Corbett and a host of Senators and House members to announce this historic achievement. The Fair Share Act replaced the unfair and outdated concept of joint and several…
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Budget Wraps Up Spring 2021 Legislative Activity
Governor Tom Wolf indicated he will sign the $40.8 billion state budget passed by the state legislature last week. With bipartisan support, it was approved by the House on a 140-61 vote and passed the Senate by a 43-7 vote. There are no increases to personal or business taxes. Investments are made in continuing Covid-19 economic relief, schools,…
LEGISLATIVE ALERT!
Call or E-mail Senators and Tell Them to Pass Liability Protection Legislation! Please act today! Time is running out to pass needed liability protection. HB 605, passed several months ago by the House, is hanging by a thread in the Senate. PCCJR was informed that the Senate Judiciary Committee would vote HB 605 last week.…
State of Play — Spring 2021
Pennsylvania voters have spoken. Voters approved all four statewide ballot questions and we now know what the Republican and Democrat fields will look like in the appellate court races this fall. Also decided were four special elections, two in the House and two in the Senate. Here is a full accounting of the unofficial election…
Voters Can Begin Changing Direction of Supreme Court PCCJR Election Guide Explains How
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Coalition for Civil Justice Reform (PCCJR) today released its judicial voter education guide. Our guide features information on the harm that Pennsylvania’s highest court has caused to Pennsylvanians as well as questionnaire responses from candidates for Supreme, Superior, and Commonwealth Courts. The guide is available to voters at https://paforciviljusticereform.org/2021-voter-guide/. “The…
Step Up to Provide Balance to Procedural Rules Committees
Good policy starts with good people! The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania currently has vacancies on two procedural committees that can have a tremendous impact on the legal climate in our state. These committees make recommendations to the Court for amendments, revisions or simplification of court procedural rules. There is currently one opening on the Appellate…