Pennsylvania bill would give defendants more time to offer new evidence of innocence

06/23/11 Decrying the unfairness of stringent timetables that prevent convicted defendants from presenting new evidence of their innocence, the chairman of the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee has introduced legislation to allow appeals at any time in cases where credible evidence has been discovered.

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Help the Sunlight Foundation Identify All These Lobbyists

07/07/11 Do you have a phone? If so, you may be interested in the news that AT&T wants to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion in cash and stock. If the merger goes through, we'll be down to three national phone companies: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. That means less competition and, as Om Malik recently wrote , "net-net, U.S. consumers are going to lose." The Senate Judiciary Committee's Antitrust Subcommittee ...

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Wireless Tax Moratorium Moves Forward

07/14/11 The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday passed legislation that would impose a five-year moratorium on new local and state wireless taxes or fees that are classified as discriminatory.

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