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Federal Courts Supreme Court Reinstates Accomplice Conviction

Supreme Court Reinstates Accomplice Conviction

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

When can a federal court overturn a state court conviction? In a per curiam decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated a conviction stemming from a 1995...

Federal Courts Kids for Cash Judge Appeals to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

Kids for Cash Judge Appeals to Third Circuit Court of Appeals

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

If you've been following the "Kids for Cash" judicial corruption story out of Pennsylvania, then you'd be interested in the latest news involving the "Kids for...

Federal Courts Court Restates Claims Dischargeable in Bankruptcy

Court Restates Claims Dischargeable in Bankruptcy

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Despite a bankruptcy reorganization, Owens Corning Sales LLC can still be liable for its supposedly defective roof shingles, ruled the Third Circuit Court of...

Federal Courts Court Denies Parents of Disabled Child Private School Tuition

Court Denies Parents of Disabled Child Private School Tuition

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Here's an interesting case from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals involving private tuition rights for a student with disabilities. The appellate court upheld...

Federal Courts Court Reverses Sentence of Heroin Dealer, Remands Case

Court Reverses Sentence of Heroin Dealer, Remands Case

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the sentence of a heroin dealer last week, and remanded the case to the district court for resentencing. Michael...

Federal Courts Judge Louis Heilprein Pollak Passes Away at 89

Judge Louis Heilprein Pollak Passes Away at 89

By Tanya Roth, Esq. | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Third Circuit sadly lost one if its District Court judges this week. Louis Heilprin Pollak died Tuesday of heart failure in his West Mount Airy home. He...

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