Posts in 'One-Day Law School for Journalists'

In this session, our presenters offer a refresher on Right to Know Law, the Freedom of Information Act, and Open Records.

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Presenters:

• Paula Knudsen Burke, Local Legal Initiative Staff Attorney at Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• Melissa

This presentation discusses the First Amendment and shield laws, as well as legal challenges journalists may encounter in their careers.

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Presenters:

• Kaitlin Gurney, partner at Ballard Spahr LLP
• Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law and

This session includes a group presentation on judicial conduct & misconduct. It covers both federal and state court disciplinary standards. This session is broken into three topics: The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline, the Federal Judicial Accountability Report, and the Pennsylvania

In this session, three experts discuss factors that may be contributing to the public's decreasing confidence in the courts and the media. The conversation is moderated by Deborah Gross, President & CEO of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts.

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Panelists

This session included a presentation conducted by David Sonenshein, Professor Emeritus at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, on causes of wrongful convictions, including false confessions, erroneous eyewitness identifications, unscientific forensics, dishonest jailhouse informants

This session includes a presentation conducted by PMC Legal Intern, Grace Schaub, on the importance of navigating legal jargon in one’s personal and professional life.

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This was one of seven presentations during PMC's One-Day Law School for

This session includes a presentation conducted by Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts' President & CEO, Deborah R. Gross, Esq., on basic concepts in civil litigation, including the federal court system and the state court system.

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This was one of seven

Our One-Day Law School for Journalists™ is an intensive program designed to support journalists and others in the media who face the challenge of reporting on the court system without a law degree.

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Presentations & Speakers:

1. A Conversation on the