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Statutes
November 7, 2024

Purdon's Master Disposition Table

Since 1970, the Pennsylvania legislature has been working to consolidate Pennsylvania Unconsolidated Statutes into Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.), which are organized by subject. Prior to 1970, all Pennsylvania statutes were unconsolidated. Research was done using pamphlet laws and...
News & Events
August 16, 2022

PA Courts' Infographic: Beware of School Zone Safety and Traffic Citations

September is coming soon. With that in mind, the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) has published their newest infographic: Back-to-School is just around the corner -- Beware of school zone safety and traffic citations . This infographic presents "key data and demographics about...
Statutes
March 30, 2021

Pennsylvania Statutes

Looking to access the Pennsylvania Statutes? Try the Unofficial Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes from Westlaw , available for free online. This Thomson Reuters website provides access to the unannotated Purdon’s Pennsylvania Statutes and Constitution. It includes both the consolidated and...
Caselaw & the Courts
May 7, 2020

SCOTUS Rules "No One Can Own The Law" - Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc.

The Supreme Court issued a 5-4 opinion on April 27, 2020 in the case Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc. The case considered whether annotations that summarize and provide further context to the law are copyrightable, particularly when the annotated version of the law is the official code. The...
American Bar Association (ABA)
May 1, 2020

Celebrate Law Day!

Happy Law Day! Celebrated on May 1 each year, Law Day is an opportunity to honor the principles of our government under law. Law Day was first recognized in 1958 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1961, Congress designated May 1 as the official date with Public Law 87-20 , a Joint Resolution...
Remote Resources
March 5, 2020

A Guide to the Jenkins' Catalog Locations

Each resource in the Jenkins' Catalog is assigned a specific location noting where the item can be found. If you are unfamilar with the new library space or our catalog, this quick guide will help you find the location of most of our library resources. General Collection - Located on the North side...
Statutes
February 27, 2020
distorted 2020 calendar on a tablet device

The Legal Hiccups of Leap Year

It is once again leap year, that magical, mystical time that adds an additional day to February every four years*. Though the practice of adding an extra day keeps "the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or seasonal year" ( Wikipedia ), it also has the potential to cause havoc in...
American Law Institute (ALI)
January 28, 2020
January 28 is Data Privacy Day

Protect Your Online Data This Data Privacy Day

Do you know what access you're giving online companies to your personal information? This Data Privacy Day , take a look at the privacy settings of your online accounts and know how your personal information is being recorded and used. Data Privacy Day , the signature event of the National Cyber...
News & Events
January 16, 2020

New Phila, PA, and NJ Laws in 2020

With the new year comes a slew of new laws that go into effect in 2020. Let’s take a look at a selection of laws that will impact the lives of Philadelphians, other residents of Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in the upcoming year. Philadelphia Locally, Philadelphia City Council passed legislation...
Statutes
December 12, 2019

Purdon's Master Disposition Table

Since 1970, the Pennsylvania legislature has worked on a project to group all of the Pennsylvania statutes by subject. The project consolidates the laws into Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.) titles that are organized by subject. Prior to 1970, all Pennsylvania statutes were...