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Delaware Chancery Court Petitions for Cert Review of 3rd Cir. Decision
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
No more secrets. At least, that's what the Delaware Coalition for Open Government says, and two lower federal courts agreed. But, on the day of the deadline,...
3rd Cir Decides Two Copyright Issues of First Impression
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
This week the Third Circuit decided two issues of first impression in the circuit: (1) when a claim of joint authorship arises and accrues under the Copyright...
Farm Bureau Appeals District Court's Clean Water Act Ruling
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In the continuing tug-of-war between states and the EPA, the Clean Water Act is again up for review in the Third Circuit. Not just an environmental issue,...
PA. Appellate Court Permanently Enjoins Voter ID Law
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In a case we've been watching, last week Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court -- an intermediary appellate court -- issued a long-awaited decision on the...
N.J.'s Gay Conversion Therapy Ban Making Its Way Through the Courts
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
New Jersey is doing a pretty good job of staying in the national spotlight lately. First it was Hurricane Sandy, then "Bridegate," and now it's making history...
Waivers of Appellate Rights and Collateral Attack Are Distinct
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
While it's questionable why any defendant would waive the rights that make them the envy of defendants round the world, it happens. Negotiating and bargaining...