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Federal Courts Convicted Rapist Gets Hearing on Bias Based on Old Email

Convicted Rapist Gets Hearing on Bias Based on Old Email

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A convicted rapist will get a hearing to see if his case was improperly transferred due to bias, a state appeals court said. Tito Rivera was sentenced to 80 to...

Federal Courts 3rd Circuit Cites #MeToo 'Firestorm' in Reviving Sex Harassment Claim

3rd Circuit Cites #MeToo 'Firestorm' in Reviving Sex Harassment Claim

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Thomas Yadlosky was a hugger, to say the least. According to allegations in Minarsky v. Susquehanna County, he was also a sexual harasser at work. He allegedly...

Federal Courts No Constitutional Right to Cash Money Bail, 3rd Circuit Rules

No Constitutional Right to Cash Money Bail, 3rd Circuit Rules

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Constitution does not guarantee the right to bail. That's not news, and the Eighth Amendment explains it. The Constitution does not guarantee the right to...

Federal Courts TSA Agents Not Liable for Assaults, False Arrests

TSA Agents Not Liable for Assaults, False Arrests

By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

You know that feeling you get when airport screeners pat you down or invade your luggage? Well, maybe not you in particular, but those other guys who get...

Federal Courts Adoption Service Cannot Discriminate Against LGBT Parents

Adoption Service Cannot Discriminate Against LGBT Parents

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A recent decision out of federal Eastern District of Pennsylvania explains that a religious family services organization in Philadelphia cannot discriminate...

Federal Courts Transgender Student Bathroom Rule Upheld, Again

Transgender Student Bathroom Rule Upheld, Again

By George Khoury, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the rule in a Pennsylvania school district allowing students to use the bathroom that conforms with their gender...

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