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Anonymous Petitions Restricted in Third Circuit
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
What’s in a name? He who we call a plaintiff filing under a pseudonym would have as much right to bring a complaint, correct? The Third Circuit sayeth...
Police Officers Can Collect DNA Samples from Arrestees
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that police officers may collect DNA samples from persons under arrest, finding that a DNA sample is no more...
Four Corners Theory Applies to Offer of Judgment
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
After years of hypnotherapy, you finally suppressed the painful memories of law professors droning incessantly that an agreement is governed by the "four...
Secaucus Ex-Mayor Guilty, Plans 3rd Cir. Appeal in Bribery Case
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
It must be appeals week in Bid Rig III. Another New Jersey politician who found himself tangled in the FBI’s sting is now appealing before the Third Circuit...
NJ City Ex-Mayor Appealing Bribery Jury Instructions in 3rd Cir.
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
Lawyers for the burlesque-dancer turned mayor from New Jersey are appealing the jury instructions in her corruption trial. The appeal is now before the Third...
3rd Circuit School District to File Writ of Cert in Free Speech Case
By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on
One Third Circuit Court of Appeals case may be going to the Supreme Court soon. Earlier this month, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on two cases...
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