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Federal Courts Third Circuit Spreads Holiday Cheer and Filing Extensions

Third Circuit Spreads Holiday Cheer and Filing Extensions

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The holidays are upon us, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is doling out presents. And by presents, we mean filing extensions. It doesn't matter if...

Federal Courts Can You Make Your Case in 8.5 Hours?

Can You Make Your Case in 8.5 Hours?

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Trying breach of fiduciary duty claims against 16 individual defendants sounds like a lengthy process, but a federal judge in Pennsylvania thinks that it can...

Federal Courts Obamacare Contraception Mandate Update: Cert Petitions Filed

Obamacare Contraception Mandate Update: Cert Petitions Filed

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Last week the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit's decision in Conestoga...

Federal Courts N.J. Supreme Court Orders 'Joking Judge' to Get Off the Stage

N.J. Supreme Court Orders 'Joking Judge' to Get Off the Stage

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Vince Sicari, coined the "joking judge" in New Jersey, couldn't win over a tough crowd -- the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Sicari, a part-time municipal judge,...

Federal Courts PA Court Clerk Ordered to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses

PA Court Clerk Ordered to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses

By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

A Pennsylvania judge ordered a Montgomery County clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. As expected, the court determined that a court...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir Hears Arguments on FBI's Use of Census Data

3rd Cir Hears Arguments on FBI's Use of Census Data

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The 2008 FBI Domestic Intelligence and Operations Guide ("DIOG") describes the FBI's ability to map racial and ethnic data for purposes of "domain awareness"...

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