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Blake v. State Civil Service Commission, PICS Case No. 17-1269 (Pa. July 25, 2017) Donohue, J. (21 pages).

Petitioner, a former cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point who did not graduate from the school or ever obligate himself to perform any subsequent military service, did not qualify as a "soldier" within the meaning of the state's Veterans' Preference Act. The lower court erred in granting petitioner veterans' preference.
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National Law Journal

Judge OKs Government's Warrant for Info on Inauguration Protests, With A Catch

D.C. Superior Court Judge Robert E. Morin ruled from the bench Thursday that the government can proceed with its search warrant, but must provide reports to the court on how it will search the data.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Sens: Pardon Should Trigger Automatic Record Expungement

Governor-approved clemency should trigger simultaneous criminal record expungement, two state senators said in a recent memorandum.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Capitol Report

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Aug. 21. At press time, the Pennsylvania Senate stood in recess subject to the call of President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, and the state House of Representatives stood in recess subject to the call of Speaker Mike Turzai.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Reps Seek Statute of Repose Extension for Construction Claims

Record Expungement Reps. John T. Galloway, D-Bucks County, and Vanessa Lowery Brown, D-Philadelphia, issued a memorandum stating their plan to extend the statute of repose to attain civil action against builders or contractors whose construction work led to defects or deficiencies caused by incorrect planning or construction.
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New York Law Journal

Constitutional Convention Suit Against Election Board Dismissed

An Albany court on Thursday dismissed a suit against the state Board of Elections seeking to place on the front of the ballot this year's referendum on whether New York should hold a constitution convention.
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Daily Report Online

Prosecutor's 'Glance' at Defense Report Gets Enotah DA Bounced From Case

The report was requested by the man's defense attorney to determine his fitness for trial, and "somehow" emailed to prosecutors.
5 minute read

International Edition

Slaughters and Freshfields among nine firms appointed to new government finance panel

Nine firms named on new UK Government panel for finance and highly complex legal advice
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Daily Business Review

Ropes & Gray Lawyer Found Dead in Nantucket Surf

Terrell “Terry” Iandiorio, a 46-year-old litigation and government enforcement counsel at Ropes & Gray in Boston, drowned in a rip current last week in Nantucket, a popular island vacation spot off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Montclair State Gets Go-Ahead for Traffic Controls

Montclair State University may be relieved of its obligations to further attempt to coordinate traffic improvement plans on an adjacent access road with neighboring Clifton Township and Passaic County, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Wednesday.
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