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Convictions Twice Vacated, Pa. Death Row Prisoner Must Still Wait
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Zachary Wilson, a prisoner in Pennsylvania whose murder convictions have twice been overturned, will not yet be able to challenge a third prosecution. Before...
Some Truckers Get Overtime Pay Under FLSA, 3rd Cir. Rules
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that certain truckers are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act, finding that drivers of lighter...
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf Announces Moratorium on Executions
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
A Pennsylvania divided against itself cannot stand! On February 13, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (not the author of The Bonfire of the Vanities) announced a...
3rd Cir. Overturns Murder Conviction, in Part Due to Charlton Heston
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Charlton Heston, the late Hollywood actor and conservative activist, played an unusual role in overturning Paul McKernan's 1998 conviction for the murder of...
Court Lifts Solitary Confinement for Some Death Row Inmates in Pennsylvania
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Charles Dickens wrote that the law is an ass. In Oliver Twist, the author suggested that sometimes the law makes no sense. In the case of Mr. Bumble, he said...
Age Bias Is Actionable in Sub-Groups, 3rd Cir. Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Splitting the federal circuits, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia has ruled that age discrimination may be actionable by sub-groups of older workers. The...
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