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Victory for Community Hospitals and Nonprofits: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s Landmark Tax Exemption Decision

On May 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its long-awaited opinion in Pottstown School District v. Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals. In a 5-2 decision, the court held that Pottstown Hospital in Montgomery...more

Taking a DIG at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Did you fall for the clickbait headline? No, this post does not take a shot at Pennsylvania’s highest court. Instead, here we consider the court’s practice of ordering some cases “dismissed as improvidently granted” or...more

Heeding FDR’s Cautionary Tale? Biden Says “No” to Adding Supreme Court Justices

The Supreme Court has been in the news — more so than usual. It made a polarizing decision on former President Trump’s immunity from criminal prosecution and overruled Chevron. Justices have been in the storm’s center over...more

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Boosts Tax-exempt Bond Financing and Economic Development in the Commonwealth

On Feb. 21, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued its long-awaited tax-exempt bond financing decision, Ursinus College v. Prevailing Wage Appeals Board (No. 18 MAP 2023). Its opinion is a major victory for Pennsylvania...more

Thinking Appellate Reconsideration? Remember A Few Good Men

During the trial in the 1992 film A Few Good Men, Lt. Commander Joanne Galloway (played by Demi Moore) lodges a “strenuous” objection to expert witness testimony. The presiding judge, Col. Julius Randolph (portrayed by J.A....more

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