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The Pursuit of the Vote: Pennsylvania’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

The Pursuit of the Vote: Pennsylvania’s Role in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By:  Rachel Pressdee, Staff Writer One hundred years ago women were granted the right to vote with the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. [1] Pennsylvania was an early embracer of women’s suffrage and was the seventh state to ratify the […]

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Coronavirus and the Residential Real Estate Market

Coronavirus and the Residential Real Estate Market

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Feature Editor   When asked how he envisions the real estate market will change over the course of the next few months, Sam Chaudhry, real estate broker and managing partner at Remax, confidently stated, “real estate is still on fire.” [1] While […]

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Business Interruption Insurance in Pandemic Pennsylvania

Business Interruption Insurance in Pandemic Pennsylvania

Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief Following mandates to cease regular business operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the nation have suffered significant financial loss to prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, many business owners are seeking to cover these losses through […]

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Employment Law Round-Up: Summer 2020

Employment Law Round-Up: Summer 2020

Photo provided courtesy of Freeimages.com By: Samantha Cook, Staff Writer   This summer – has there really been a summer? – has upended life as we know it, and for many Americans, their jobs are their lives.  Amid a pandemic, a social justice revolution, and the highest unemployment rate since […]

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Pennsylvania’s Shift Toward Marijuana Legalization: Legal Implications and Tensions with Federal Law

By John Paul Abda, Feature Editor The issue of marijuana legalization has permeated the legislative bodies of nearly every state in the country. Whether or not a particular state has enacted laws favoring legalization, it is more likely than not that their respective legislatures have had to deal with the […]

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Police Fragmentation: A Discussion on Consolidation

By Kyle Steenland, Feature Editor It’s no secret that Pennsylvania’s police department structure is one of the most fragmented in the country. Fragmented systems – meaning a structure of police departments without any central governing agency – result from municipalities, counties, and communities creating their own departments to provide for […]

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PA Animal Cruelty Statutes Updates: An Overview

By: Stephen Hodzic, Staff Writer   The Pennsylvania animal abuse cruelty statutes went through a significant overhaul in 2017 with the addition of Libre’s Law.[1] The law included several provisions, including a significant increase of the penalty for aggravated animal cruelty – an individual charged with a violation of this […]

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Pennsylvania Sets Its Gaze to Phase out Hazing

  By Andrew Beluk, Staff Writer   In many movies about college, there is a common step between rushing a fraternity or sorority and becoming an official member; hazing. The pledges in these films are generally required to drink a dangerous amount of alcohol or participate in some cult-like ‘ritual’, […]

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