judiciaries

Kane man sentenced for rape, incest
Crime, Local News, News
Aug 30, 2024
SMETHPORT — A Kane man found to be a sexually violent predator was sentenced Thursday in McKean County Court to 18 to 36 years in state prison on char...
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Q&A with the DA: The death penalty
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Aug 10, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Q&A with the DA: The appellate process
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jul 19, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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October trial set in Ramos murder in Potter County
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 18, 2024
COUDERSPORT — A 10-day trial in October has been scheduled for two women charged in the 2020 torture and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, in Potter County....
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The ‘lawfare’ against Donald Trump is collapsing
Opinion, Сolumns
SUSAN SHELLEY The Orange County Register 
Jul 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity didn’t sit well at all with the current occupant of the office. “The Am...
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McKean Co. court vacancy may be open until next year
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 04, 2024
One half of the Court of Common Pleas bench in McKean County is vacant with the recent retirement of Judge Christopher Hauser, and it could be 2025 be...
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Reining in bureaucratic overreach
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 01, 2024
The Supreme Court is releasing decisions in a handful of remaining cases into early July. In the meantime, the justices have struck a blow for freedom...
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Hunter Biden’s self-destruction
Opinion, Сolumns
Jun 14, 2024
Hunter Biden finds himself in a predicament of his own making. The question President Joe Biden might ask is why his son has allowed his legal travail...
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Q&A with the DA: ‘Giglio’ and disclosure of materials
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STEPHANIE VETTENBURG-SHAFFER McKean County District Attorney 
Jun 08, 2024
(Editor’s note: The information in this special series is for educational purposes only and is not intended to address any particular case, nor should...
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Prosecution seeks to quash Hvizdzak motions
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jun 07, 2024
The U.S. Attorney’s office has filed a motion with the federal court, seeking to quash subpoenas sought by Shane Hvizdzak in the federal criminal case...
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Verdict hands Trump a win
Opinion, Сolumns
NOLAN FINLEY The Detroit News 
Jun 03, 2024
DETROIT (TNS) — Democrats should be dinged for an in-kind contribution to the Donald Trump campaign for bringing the criminal charges that resulted in...
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Trump wins! — one way or another
Opinion, Сolumns
DOYLE McMANUS Los Angeles Times 
May 30, 2024
WASHINGTON(TNS) — No matter what verdict the jury delivers in Donald Trump 's trial on business fraud charges in New York, one outcome is predictable:...
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