The following cases categorized as "895 other statutes: freedom of information act" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on May 17. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PITTSBURGH – A federal court lawsuit from a non-denominational religious group contends that a Pennsylvania state law has been used by state officials to declare that it may not solemnize legal marriages in the Commonwealth.
SCRANTON - A former Lackawanna County deputy sheriff with more than two decades of tenure brought a lawsuit against the county and Sheriff Mark McAndrew for alleged freedom of speech and civil rights violations, according to documents filed Feb. 26 in Scranton federal court.
HARRISBURG – After a federal judge’s recent rejection of their bid to prevent enforcement of Gov. Tom Wolf’s face mask mandate statewide and the state’s contact tracking system for COVID-19, two Pennsylvania couples have appealed the denial to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
United States Attorney Scott Brady of the Western District of Pennsylvania has established an annual award to recognize sustained outstanding performance by an Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s office.
HARRISBURG – Prior to an upcoming hearing regarding a preliminary injunction requested by four Pennsylvania citizens suing a trio of top state officials over the state’s “unconstitutional” mask mandate, the parties are grappling over whether plaintiffs suffered irreparable harm.
PHILADELPHIA – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has filed for summary judgment and argued it did not illegally withhold information from families and loved ones of crash victims in violation of the Freedom of Information Act.
HARRISBURG – Four Pennsylvania citizens have launched litigation against a trio of top state officials, charging the state’s mandate to wear face masks and its contact tracing program during the coronavirus pandemic are actions of “tyranny” which violate their constitutional rights.
The following cases categorized as "patent" were on the docket in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on July 28. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
PHILADELPHIA – In an answer to pertinent litigation, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement department argues that it is not legally required to disclose civil immigration enforcement records to The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic.
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Skull Shaver LLC against Freedom Grooming on July 28: 'Complaint Against Freedom Grooming ( Filing Fee $ 400 Receipt Number 0313-14454704.), Filed By Skull Shaver, Llc. (attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Case Management Track Form, # 5 Designation Form, # 6 Declaration)(soliman, Ahmed)'.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm that sued the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and alleged it illegally withheld information from families and loved ones of crash victims in violation of the Freedom of Information Act has been granted a motion to lift the stay on the action.
Ballard Spahr media law litigator Al-Amyn Sumar has been appointed to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Gavel Awards for a three-year term.
PHILADELPHIA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and Farmworker Legal Aid Clinic have filed litigation against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in order to obtain documents that detail how the agency’s officers engage in civil immigration enforcement.
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia law firm that sued the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and alleged it illegally withheld information from families and loved ones of crash victims in violation of the Freedom of Information Act has moved to lift the stay on the action.
WASHINGTON – A battle between religious objectors and the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey over mandates to provide contraception-inclusive health care coverage has once again reached the U.S. Supreme Court, where oral arguments took place for more than 90 minutes by telephone on Wednesday.
The following cases categorized as "civil - real property - mortgage foreclosure: residential" were on the docket in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas on March 9. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
