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EPA Emissions Rule Upheld by 3rd Circuit
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
GenOn REMA, LLC owns Portland Generating Station, (collectively “GenOn”), a Pennsylvania electricity generating facility, run by coal, located across the...
PA Voter ID Law Trial Commences This Week
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Pennsylvania's hotly contested voter identification law goes to trial today to determine whether the law is enforceable, The Washington Post reports. If...
Lawyer Receives Longest Insider Trading Sentence, 3rd Cir Affirms
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Insider trading has a new record sentence — the new holder? An attorney. Over a seventeen-year period, attorney Matthew Kluger conspired with two others:...
Hacker Appeals Sentence; Says Went to Jail for Doing Arithmetic
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Andrew Auernheimer is best known to people as “weev”, his online handle. The notorious hacker was sentenced to 41-months in prison for conspiring, with Daniel...
Ponzi Scheme Victims Can't Sue SEC
By Brett Snider, Esq. | Last updated on
In a decision Monday, the Third Circuit denied a suit against the SEC by Ponzi scheme victims of Bernie Madoff to recover losses due to his notorious...
NJ Wants to Squash Bookies, 3rd Cir Weighs In
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
New Jersey had the opportunity to persuade the Third Circuit that it should be allowed to offer betting on professional and college sports, reports The...