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Federal Courts Pa. School District Votes to Appeal 'I Heart Boobies' Case to SCOTUS

Pa. School District Votes to Appeal 'I Heart Boobies' Case to SCOTUS

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

We've just about had enough with the notion that breast cancer awareness-promoting bracelets reading "I Heart Boobies" are lewd or indecent. But apparently,...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir. on FBI Maps: ACLU's FOIA Request Appeal Unsuccessful

3rd Cir. on FBI Maps: ACLU's FOIA Request Appeal Unsuccessful

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

September 11, 2001, was a game-changer as far as FBI activity is concerned, with the release of the Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide in 2008. As a...

Federal Courts 3rd Cir. Gay Marriage Round Up: Del. and N.J. Lead the Way, Pa. Lags

3rd Cir. Gay Marriage Round Up: Del. and N.J. Lead the Way, Pa. Lags

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Since the Supreme Court's Windsor decision finding DOMA unconstitutional, earlier this year, there's been a flurry of activity across the nation with renewed...

Federal Courts Government's Warrantless GPS Tracking Violates 4th Amendment

Government's Warrantless GPS Tracking Violates 4th Amendment

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Yesterday, the Third Circuit decided a case that could have a ripple effect across the nation. The case involved the brothers Katzin, and their spree of...

Federal Courts Former Wharton Professor's Child Porn Sentence Affirmed

Former Wharton Professor's Child Porn Sentence Affirmed

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

Even the ivory towers of the Ivy League are not immune from perverts. In his second appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, a...

Federal Courts Circuit Split Grows: FDCPA Claims Not Precluded by Bankruptcy Code

Circuit Split Grows: FDCPA Claims Not Precluded by Bankruptcy Code

By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on

The Third Circuit recently decided a case that now results in a circuit split with two circuits on each side of the issue. With so many circuit splits heading...

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