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Court Rules
August 31, 2018

Four County Civil Practice - Bucks, Chester, Delaware & Montgomery Counties, PBI

If you practice in the neighboring counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties, learn the tips you need to avoid being caught uninformed and unprepared. Examine the latest local rules and how to effectively move your case from filing through trial. Explore the “nuts and bolts” of...
Caselaw & the Courts
August 9, 2018

Finding Cases Related to a Court Rule

Researching a court rule and looking for cases? Shepardize or Keycite the rule. Take as an example PARCP 402 which deals with manner and acceptance of service. When you pull up this rule on Westlaw, you get over 1,000 citing references: These citing references can then be filtered by cases,...
Court Rules
November 28, 2017

New Amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 902: Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating

On December 1, 2017, an amendment to Federal Rule of Evidence 902 will go into effect. Rule 902 focuses on "Evidence That Is Self-Authenticating", and the amendment will add subsections (13) "Certified Records Generated by an Electronic Process or System" and (14) "Certified Data Copied from an...
Court Rules
June 13, 2017

Pennsylvania Court Rules

Looking for Pennsylvania Rules of Court online? Check out our Pennsylvania Court Rules - State research guide for quick access to the rules or use the links below to Pacode.com : Title 210: Rules of Appellate Procedure Title 231: Rules of Civil Procedure Title 234: Rules of Criminal Procedure Title...
Court Rules
March 13, 2017

Philadelphia Court Rules Now Available Online

Pennsylvania county court rules, including rules for Philadelphia Common Pleas and Municipal Courts, are now available online. Late last summer, Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103 was amended to include provisions that require, with regards to local court rules, the "adopting court or...
Caselaw & the Courts
February 23, 2017

New Public Access Policy for Appellate and Trial Court Records

"[T]he courts are constantly considering issues regarding the need for openness and transparency and the concern for personal privacy and security." (Explanatory Report, Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts, 47 Pa.B.301...
Court Rules
August 16, 2016

New Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules

The new Pennsylvania Orphans' Court Rules go into effect on Thursday, September 1. The new rules, as well as the Order and the Committee Report, are available online from the Orphans' Court Procedural Rules Committee . The new rules were proposed by the committee on April 13, 2013 ( 43 Pa.B. 2010...
Court Rules
July 9, 2015

Federal Court Rules on HeinOnline

Use HeinOnline to find federal court rules, past and present, in the United States Code.
Court Rules
June 13, 2013

Pennsylvania Court Rules on Pacode.com

Use Pacode.com to find Pennsylvania state Rules of Civil, Criminal, and Appellate Procedure.