LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL / AP: ….[Scranton attorney James] Mundy, who once chaired the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, said any disciplinary action against Kane would amount to an end-run around constitutional provisions in Pennsylvania for removing an elected official from office…
The state constitution requires the attorney general to be a member of the bar, but court officials say suspending Kane’s law license would not remove her from office. If Kane’s law license is suspended, she potentially could still exert influence over the office, even without the ability to act as a lawyer. For instance, she might be able hire and fire, and retain the perk of traveling with a security detail.
Meanwhile, Kane’s supporters are organizing a Sept. 10 rally at the Pennsylvania Judicial Center in Harrisburg. In a Facebook page advertising it, supporters express concern that state officials, including state Supreme Court justices, are trying to force Kane from office… (more)
