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— We’re still waiting for the fallout from “porngate,” Harrisburg’s most recent unimaginatively-titled political dustup (remember “bonusgate?”). One has to wonder how out-of-it a high-ranking state...
View ArticleTell us what you REALLY think …
— The Pennsylvania Supreme Court engaged in a bit of damage control Monday when it suspended Justice Seamus McCaffery for his role in a porn-email scandal that’s already claimed the public careers of...
View ArticleEmbarrassed blind
— A cartoon to accompany this morning’s lead editorial about suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery and the need for merit selection of state judges. —
View ArticleBlub!
— Pennsylvanians may be excused if the at-times bizarre political sideshows attending Kathleen Kane’s first term as state attorney-general has left them … confused. Kane’s current travails — involving...
View ArticleA worthy opponent
— The hits, many of which are self-inflicted, keep coming for state Attorney-General and Scranton native Kathleen Kane. —
View ArticleScales of justice
— As the ongoing political and legal drama surrounding Attorney-General and Scranton native Kathleen Kane continues to play out, it’s become worth asking when the time has come for her to go. Her...
View ArticleWarming up
— The allegations in a freshly unsealed presentment by a state investigative grand jury have seriously compromised Attorney-General and Scranton native Kathleen Kane’s ability to run her office....
View ArticleNixonian
— Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania’s criminally charged attorney-general, digs in. —
View ArticleFurther scrutiny
— Scranton native and Pennsylvania Attorney-General Kathleen Kane already has plenty on her plate. A reported FBI probe is only there latest of her largely self-inflicted legal and political problems.
View ArticleNaked justice
— There are no good guys in the ongoing fight involving pornographic emails sent by various high-ranking Pennsylvania officials. Beyond the legal and political wreckage wrought by Attorney-General...
View ArticleIn a tight spot
— Pennsylvania Attorney-General Kathleen Kane’s problems continue to mount, leaving her little room to maneuver. —
View ArticleReckless lawyering
— Pennsylvania Attorney-General and Scranton native Kathleen Kane’s law license has been suspended by the state Supreme Court starting today. Rather than leave office as many have recommended, she’s...
View ArticleWicked
— The Kathleen Kane fiasco brings disquiet to the Land of Harr-Oz-burg as well as her own office. —
View ArticleAll the justice money can buy
— The just-completed race to fill three seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court drew a national-record $15.8 million dollars in special-interest political campaign cash — a total that likely will...
View ArticlePut this on your “naughty list,” Santa
— Scranton native Kathleen Kane faces the gravest threat yet to her capacity as state attorney-general. The Senate is set to consider whether to authorize Gov. Tom Wolf to remove her from office in...
View ArticleThe Kane-grenade
— The ongoing slow-motion train wreck that has been Pennsylvania Attorney-General Kathleen Kane’s first (and it’s safe to say last) term in office picked up speed slightly this week. The now-disbarred...
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