Published: Friday, December 21, 2012, 2:30 p.m ( Read more... )

PITTSBURGH - A prosecutor wants a judge to reject arguments by state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin's attorneys that her prosecution on campaign corruption charges is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers ( Read more... )

An Allegheny County jury convicted state Sen. Jane Orie of 14 charges of corruption this afternoon ( Read more... )

State Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin and her sister, Sen. Jane Orie, directed the senator's former chief of staff to get rid of some political material after authorities began investigating allegations of politicking on state time, the former chief of staff told a jury on Saturday ( Read more... )

By Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ( Read more... )