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Rough justice

In suspending Justice Seamus McCaffery on Monday and ordering the state's Judicial Conduct Board to conduct an expedited review of allegations against him, his fellow justices took a necessary first step toward restoring a semblance of dignity to the state's highest court.

Seamus P. McCaffery, when he was sworn in as a new justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Jan. 3, 2008.  (Elizabeth Robertson / Inquirer Staff)
Seamus P. McCaffery, when he was sworn in as a new justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Jan. 3, 2008. (Elizabeth Robertson / Inquirer Staff)Read moreINQUIRER ROBERTSON