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Menendez, Obama Showdown? Discord Over Third Circuit Nomination
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
President Barack Obama has probably gotten used to having his judicial nominations blocked by congressional Republicans. When it comes to Third Circuit Court...
Fort Dix Five Convictions Upheld: FISA Wiretapping Reasonable
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences of five Muslim men accused of planning terrorist attacks on United States military...
Third Circuit Upholds Police Officer Steroid Testing
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the constitutionality of testing police officers for steroids. Approximately 250 police officers and...
Forever Should Be Cheaper: Third Circuit Upholds De Beers Settlement
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
A diamond may be forever, but it shouldn't be so expensive. So says the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, which reinstated a $295 million antitrust settlement...
Boy with Autism Wins in Court-Ordered Mediation with School District
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
The family of a teenager with autism won an undisclosed amount of money for legal fees and tuition at a private school from the Moorestown Board of Education,...
Third Circuit Rules Race Not a Factor in LMSD Redistricting
By Dyanna Quizon, Esq. | Last updated on
Using the rational basis test, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday that the Lower Merion School District’s redistricting plan was...