Commission Joins Other Stakeholders in Submitting to PA Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs from Defendants Posted onJanuary 31, 2023February 2, 2023inCategoriesNews On January 31, 2023, the Commission joined Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts (“PMC”) and the ACLU-PA in submitting a jointly-drafted letter … Continue ReadingCommission Joins Other Stakeholders in Submitting to PA Supreme Court Proposed Amendments to Statewide Rules Governing Courts’ Collection of Fines/Costs from Defendants
Commission Submits Comments to PA CLE Board in Support of Strengthening Antibias Education Requirements for PA Attorneys Posted onJanuary 5, 2023January 18, 2023inCategoriesNews On January 5, 2023, the Commission submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education (“CLE”) Board in response to the … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to PA CLE Board in Support of Strengthening Antibias Education Requirements for PA Attorneys
Commission, PA Bar Association Jointly Administer CLE Program on Innovative Anti-Bias Programming in PA Law Schools Posted onOctober 31, 2022November 16, 2022inCategoriesNews On October 31, 2022, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute collaborated with the Commission and the PA Bar Association (“PBA”) to administer … Continue ReadingCommission, PA Bar Association Jointly Administer CLE Program on Innovative Anti-Bias Programming in PA Law Schools
Commission Staff Participate as Panelists in Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice Town Hall and Speak Out Posted onOctober 17, 2022November 16, 2022inCategoriesNews On October 17, 2022, Executive Director McCormick and Staff Attorney Bertig served as panelists at a Pittsburgh-based Bail Reform & … Continue ReadingCommission Staff Participate as Panelists in Bail Reform & Pretrial Justice Town Hall and Speak Out
Commission Publishes, Widely Distributes Guide on Innovative Anti-Bias Curricula for Law Students and Law Faculty Posted onAugust 17, 2022April 10, 2023inCategoriesNews On August 17, 2022, Commission staff distributed copies of its guide, entitled A Curriculum for our Times: Anti-Bias Programming for … Continue ReadingCommission Publishes, Widely Distributes Guide on Innovative Anti-Bias Curricula for Law Students and Law Faculty
Commission Submits Second Round of Comments re Proposed Statewide Rules Governing Indigent Individuals’ Access to Pennsylvania Courts Posted onJune 23, 2022August 30, 2022inCategoriesNews On June 23, 2022, the Commission submitted a second round of formal comments to several Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Second Round of Comments re Proposed Statewide Rules Governing Indigent Individuals’ Access to Pennsylvania Courts
Commission Submits Letter to Court Proposing Expansions to, Aggregated Collection of Demographic Categories on State’s Juror Information Questionnaire Posted onJune 21, 2022August 31, 2022inCategoriesNews On June 21, 2022, the Commission submitted a letter to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, requesting amendment of PA Rule … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter to Court Proposing Expansions to, Aggregated Collection of Demographic Categories on State’s Juror Information Questionnaire
Commission Conducts In-Person Meeting of its Full Membership Posted onJune 9, 2022August 2, 2022inCategoriesNews On June 9, 2022, Commission members convened in-person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began to review the … Continue ReadingCommission Conducts In-Person Meeting of its Full Membership
Commission Submits Letter to Legislature in Support of Bill Banning Use of LGBTQ “Panic” Defense Posted onApril 27, 2022August 30, 2022inCategoriesNews On April 27, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Letter to Legislature in Support of Bill Banning Use of LGBTQ “Panic” Defense
Commission Supports Legislation to Promote More Equitable Access to Jury Service Posted onMarch 16, 2022August 31, 2022inCategoriesNews In March 2022, Commission staff submitted several letters to legislators in support of bills that would make jury service less … Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Promote More Equitable Access to Jury Service
