Ben Seal And Lizzy Mclellan

September 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Just two days after being sworn in as Pennsylvania's attorney general, Bruce Beemer has dispatched two Office of Attorney General employees with close ties to his recently convicted predecessor, Kathleen Kane.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

August 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced her resignation Tuesday afternoon, setting the wheels in motion for the Office of Attorney General to move on from years of dysfunction as she turns her attention to appealing her criminal conviction. But, as her successor, Bruce L. Castor Jr., said at a press conference, some of the mess Kane left behind won't be so easily wiped away.

By Ben Seal 
and Lizzy McLellan

15 minute read

August 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Aug. 12 she did not find it necessary to testify on her own behalf in her criminal trial, as the ­defense rested without calling any ­witnesses in a move that defense attorneys said aligns with the argument that the government failed to meet its burden.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

14 minute read

June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

On the same day the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Bill Cosby's petition for review aimed at ending his criminal case, prosecutors pushed back against a second attempt at the trial court level to have the case dismissed.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read

June 01, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the span of an eventful holiday weekend, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General experienced a two-pronged communications crisis that further demonstrated what sources have said is an ongoing power struggle among the office's leadership created by the introduction of a new solicitor general role filled by Bruce L. Castor Jr.

By Ben Seal 
and Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read

March 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is seeking a full-bench recusal in her criminal trial, as well as the quashing of all charges, alleging she is the victim of a "selective and vindictive prosecution."

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

5 minute read

December 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are concerns within the Office of Attorney General over the legality of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's recently announced investigation of OAG emails by an out-of-state special prosecutor, sources have told The Legal.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

December 23, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are concerns within the Office of Attorney General over the legality of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's recently announced investigation of OAG emails by an out-of-state special prosecutor, sources have told The Legal.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

6 minute read

December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a response to the Judicial Conduct Board's ethics complaint against him, Justice J. Michael Eakin said Wednesday that his emails were never meant to be made public, did not discuss cases or legal matters and did not bring the state Supreme Court into disrepute.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

4 minute read

December 16, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a response to the Judicial Conduct Board's ethics complaint against him, Justice J. Michael Eakin said Wednesday that his emails were never meant to be made public, did not discuss cases or legal matters and did not bring the state Supreme Court into disrepute.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

4 minute read