Commission, Others Submit Amicus Brief to Court in Support of Intent-Based Parentage for Children Conceived through Assistive Reproductive Technology (“ART”) Posted onMay 24, 2024May 28, 2024inCategoriesNews On May 24, 2024, the Interbranch Commission joined the PA Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the … Continue ReadingCommission, Others Submit Amicus Brief to Court in Support of Intent-Based Parentage for Children Conceived through Assistive Reproductive Technology (“ART”)
Commission Supports Legislation to Modernize Name Change Process in Pennsylvania Posted onMay 6, 2024May 20, 2024inCategoriesNews On May 6, 2024, the Interbranch Commission submitted to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee a letter in support … Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Modernize Name Change Process in Pennsylvania
Press Release: Commission Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Declining to Hear Challenge to PA Rule 8.4(g) Posted onMay 3, 2024May 22, 2024inCategoriesNews Via press release on May 3, 2024, the Commission celebrated the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to decline to … Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Declining to Hear Challenge to PA Rule 8.4(g)
Commission Submits Comments to Court on Proposed Criminal Procedural Rules re Reduction, Waiver of Court Fines and Costs Posted onApril 22, 2024May 22, 2024inCategoriesNews On April 22, 2024, the Commission submitted comments on proposed statewide rules published by the PA Supreme Court’s Criminal Procedural … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to Court on Proposed Criminal Procedural Rules re Reduction, Waiver of Court Fines and Costs
Press Release: E.D. Shields Joins Other Members of Statewide Indigent Defense Advisory Committee as Committee Convenes its First Meeting Posted onFebruary 26, 2024May 22, 2024inCategoriesNews Via press release on February 26, 2024, the Commission commemorated the inaugural meeting of the Indigent Defense Advisory Committee, held … Continue ReadingPress Release: E.D. Shields Joins Other Members of Statewide Indigent Defense Advisory Committee as Committee Convenes its First Meeting
Press Release: PA House Judiciary Committee Conducts Hearing on Critical Jury Service Issues Posted onFebruary 2, 2024February 2, 2024inCategoriesNews Via press release on February 2, 2024, the Interbranch Commission applauded the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee for conducting a … Continue ReadingPress Release: PA House Judiciary Committee Conducts Hearing on Critical Jury Service Issues
Commission Publishes 2023-24 Newsletter Posted onJanuary 25, 2024June 6, 2025inCategoriesNews On January 25, 2024, the Commission published its annual newsletter, reflecting on the work it has conducted through its six … Continue ReadingCommission Publishes 2023-24 Newsletter
Commission Commends Allegheny County President Judge Clark on Distinguished Career in Public Service Posted onDecember 27, 2023December 27, 2023inCategoriesNews The Interbranch Commission joins the Pennsylvania legal community in congratulating Allegheny County President Judge Kim Berkeley Clark on her well-deserved … Continue ReadingCommission Commends Allegheny County President Judge Clark on Distinguished Career in Public Service
Press Release: Commission Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Providing First-of-its-Kind Funding for Indigent Defense Reform Posted onDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023inCategoriesNews Via press release on December 20, 2023, the Commission celebrated the recent enactment of Act 34 (2023), which establishes a … Continue ReadingPress Release: Commission Celebrates Enactment of Legislation Providing First-of-its-Kind Funding for Indigent Defense Reform
Commission Supports Legislation to Protect Minors in PA from Conversion Therapy Posted onDecember 11, 2023December 20, 2023inCategoriesNews On December 11, 2023, the Commission submitted to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ Health Committee its letter in support of … Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Protect Minors in PA from Conversion Therapy
