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
Commission Supports Legislation to Establish a Statewide Rape Kit Tracking System Posted onMarch 14, 2022August 30, 2022inCategoriesNews On March 14, 2022, the Commission submitted to Pennsylvania House and Senate committee chairs its letter in support of legislation … Continue ReadingCommission Supports Legislation to Establish a Statewide Rape Kit Tracking System
Commission Conducts Virtual Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership Posted onMarch 10, 2022February 17, 2022inCategoriesNews On March 10, 2022, Commission members convened remotely to review the initiatives of each of the Commission’s six Committees and … Continue ReadingCommission Conducts Virtual Quarterly Meeting of its Full Membership
Commission Submits Comments to Court re Proposed State Criminal Procedural Rules Governing the Appointment of Counsel, the Purpose of Bail, and Others Posted onFebruary 14, 2022August 31, 2022inCategoriesNews On February 14, 2022, the Commission submitted formal comments to the PA Supreme Court Criminal Procedural Rules Committee, in response … Continue ReadingCommission Submits Comments to Court re Proposed State Criminal Procedural Rules Governing the Appointment of Counsel, the Purpose of Bail, and Others
