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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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...