HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – In less than a week, Attorney General Kathleen Kane will have her law license suspended indefinitely, but so far the state’s chief prosecutor hasn’t said what changes that will bring to the massive agency she heads.
Legal experts and former attorneys general say the state Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision to yank her license leaves a great deal unresolved about the role she will play or which official acts she can perform without violating rules against the unlicensed practice of law.
When it announced the suspension Sept. 21, the high court said explicitly that it was not removing her from the independently elected state office. It delayed the suspension 30 days, a common practice in cases of lawyer discipline, meaning it will begin on Thursday.
In the meantime, Kane has not spoken about where she will draw the line and what part of her job she will no longer do.