PA Ruling Puts Some DUI Checkpoints in Doubt
- posted: Feb. 17, 2013
- National Law & Policy
Ruling: Sheriffs not authorized to conduct DUI checkpoints When approaching a DUI checkpoint, your first thought might be about the traffic delays and long lines, but it's probably not, "Who's running Read More
'Dog Days' of Tort Liability for Those Who Intentionally Harm Pets
- posted: Oct. 10, 2012
- Pennsylvania Law & Policy
'Dog Days' of Tort Liability for Those Who Intentionally Harm Pets? The California Court of Appeals has issued a ruling that follows a recent trend in emotional distress caselaw, acknowledging the emotional value Read More
Confidentiality and Email Chains, Stronger than the Weakest Link
- posted: Sep. 05, 2012
- Pennsylvania Unemployment Law
Quickly becoming an old cliché, recent changes in technology have presented novel questions in evidentiary law. The most recent in Pennsylvania being the use of chain emails and the attorney-client privilege. One might Read More
Hoping to Vote, Say Cheese
- posted: Jul. 30, 2012
- Pennsylvania Law & Policy
Hoping to Vote? Say Cheese! PA's new voter ID law faces its first court challenge this week. The law's major requirement, that every voter must have photo identification, has been called Read More
PA Lawmakers Respond to Healthcare Ruling
- posted: Jul. 12, 2012
- National Law & Policy
PA Lawmakers Respond to Supreme Court Ruling on Healthcare With the recent upholding of the Supreme Court challenge to Obama's signature healthcare legislation, The Affordable Care Act (ACA), PA lawmakers on Read More
Social Welfare - Not in Deceptive Campaign Ads
- posted: Jul. 01, 2012
- National Law & Policy
Social Welfare? Not in Deceptive Campaign Ads When the Supreme Court made its landmark decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission in the spring of 2010, no one questioned the fact that Read More
Governor's Budget Cuts General Assistance
- posted: Jun. 26, 2012
- Pennsylvania Law & Policy
State Budget Proposal - Governor's Budget Cuts General Assistance Governor Corbett's most recent proposal for Pennsylvania's 2012-2013 budget announced deep cuts to General Assistance programs that serve the state's neediest, most vulnerable Read More
PA lawmakers Out-of-Touch on Gay Rights
- posted: Jun. 24, 2012
- Pennsylvania Law & Policy
A New York appellate court has unanimously ruled that being falsely labeled as a homosexual does not qualify as defamation per se. The Court's opinion stressed that previous rulings upholding the Read More
