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Boy with Autism Wins in Court-Ordered Mediation with School District
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
The family of a teenager with autism won an undisclosed amount of money for legal fees and tuition at a private school from the Moorestown Board of Education,...
Third Circuit Rules Race Not a Factor in LMSD Redistricting
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
Using the rational basis test, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that the Lower Merion School District’s redistricting plan was...
Another Firefighter Discrimination Case: North Hudson Not New Haven
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the residents-only hiring policy of New Jersey's North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue discriminated...
Philly D.A. Drops Pursuit of Death Penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
After nearly 30 years of legal battles over the fate of former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal, Philadelphia's District Attorney has announced his office will no...
Third Circuit: Send Porn, Get Fired
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
When it comes to being fired for viewing and sending pornographic images on work-provided accounts, age ain’t nothing but a number. Ruling against a group of...
Petitioner Bound To Attorney Admissions in Removal Proceeding
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
How much discretion does an attorney have when pleading on behalf of a client? The Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Pedro Jesus...