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3rd Circuit: Schools Can't Punish Students for Off-Campus Speech
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
The unsettled question of involving freedom of speech in schools and social media sites became a bit more settled this week, at least in Pennsylvania. On June...
Amicus Curiae Briefs: 3rd Circuit Has Liberal Standards
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Are you thinking of filing an amicus brief in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals? In an article in their newsletter, the Third Circuit Bar Association provides...
Hazleton Immigration Ruling Remanded to 3rd Circuit
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A 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals immigration ruling was struck down today by the highest court of the land. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a controversial...
Fort Dix 5 Appear Before 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
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FBI informants, wiretaps and prejudicial evidence: the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments on these issues last week as the defense attorneys for the...
3rd Circuit: No Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege for Chevron
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The 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling last week, sending the case back to U.S. District Judge Jan E. DuBois. The decision...
Vincent Fumo Corruption Sentence Reviewed by 3rd Circuit
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The sentence of former Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent J. Fumo was before the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals this week. Fumo, who was given a sentence of 55...