Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Rooted in legislation passed by the Pa. provincial general assembly in 1684, it is the nation’s oldest court of appeals and the highest in Pa. Issued landmark decisions on abolition of slavery and on labor and women’s rights. Became a model for federal and other states’ courts
Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryPrinceton University LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesJohn Carter Brown Library, Brown UniversityDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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