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Third Circuit Spreads Holiday Cheer and Filing Extensions
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
The holidays are upon us, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is doling out presents. And by presents, we mean filing extensions. It doesn't matter if...
Can You Make Your Case in 8.5 Hours?
By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on
Trying breach of fiduciary duty claims against 16 individual defendants sounds like a lengthy process, but a federal judge in Pennsylvania thinks that it can...
Obamacare Contraception Mandate Update: Cert Petitions Filed
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Last week the Alliance Defending Freedom filed a petition for writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court to review the Third Circuit's decision in Conestoga...
N.J. Supreme Court Orders 'Joking Judge' to Get Off the Stage
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
Vince Sicari, coined the "joking judge" in New Jersey, couldn't win over a tough crowd -- the Supreme Court of New Jersey. Sicari, a part-time municipal judge,...
PA Court Clerk Ordered to Stop Issuing Gay Marriage Licenses
By Aditi Mukherji, JD | Last updated on
A Pennsylvania judge ordered a Montgomery County clerk to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. As expected, the court determined that a court...
3rd Cir Hears Arguments on FBI's Use of Census Data
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
The 2008 FBI Domestic Intelligence and Operations Guide ("DIOG") describes the FBI's ability to map racial and ethnic data for purposes of "domain awareness"...