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Federal Courts PA. Appellate Court Permanently Enjoins Voter ID Law

PA. Appellate Court Permanently Enjoins Voter ID Law

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

In a case we've been watching, last week Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court -- an intermediary appellate court -- issued a long-awaited decision on the...

Federal Courts N.J.'s Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Making Its Way Through the Courts

N.J.'s Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Making Its Way Through the Courts

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

New Jersey is doing a pretty good job of staying in the national spotlight lately. First it was Hurricane Sandy, then "Bridegate," and now it's making history...

Federal Courts Waivers of Appellate Rights and Collateral Attack Are Distinct

Waivers of Appellate Rights and Collateral Attack Are Distinct

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

While it's questionable why any defendant would waive the rights that make them the envy of defendants round the world, it happens. Negotiating and bargaining...

Federal Courts Year in Review 2013: Highlights From the 3rd Circuit

Year in Review 2013: Highlights From the 3rd Circuit

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

Like the Second Circuit, the Third Circuit holds a special place in my heart as I spent five years of my life in Philadelphia. And though reading Third Circuit...

Federal Courts 3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal on Forum Non Conveniens Grounds

3rd Circuit Affirms Dismissal on Forum Non Conveniens Grounds

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

We haven't heard the term forum non conveniens since our days as a 1L in Civil Procedure, but the Third Circuit recently wrote a precedential opinion devoted...

Federal Courts District Judge Denies Pa.'s Motion for Interlocutory Appeal