3rd Circ. Says No Federal Claims In DA's Smear Campaign Suit

By Dan Packel (August 2, 2017, 4:58 PM EDT) -- A Pennsylvania district attorney saw the Third Circuit on Wednesday affirm a trial court ruling that wiped all federal claims from her suit accusing a group of local officials of scheming to destroy her reputation by provoking an investigation into allegations that she forged a judge's signature, but the court did revive one state law claim against her former paralegal....

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