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Mask mandate update: Counsel for plaintiffs and Pa. officials contesting concept of 'irreparable harm'
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. -
Commonwealth Court order says Boockvar lacked authority to extend mail-in voter ID deadline to Nov. 12
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled Thursday afternoon that Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar lacked authority to extend a deadline for mail-in voters to show proof of identification by three days, and those voters’ ballots would not be counted. -
Court activity on Nov. 13: Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina vs United States of America
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity in the suit brought by Selective Insurance Company of South Carolina against United States of America on Nov. 13: 'Summons Issued As To United States Of America, U.s. Attorney And U.s. Attorney General E-mailed To: Counsel On 11/13/2020. Summons E-mailed To Ausa On 11/13/2020. (bw, )'. -
GOP state AGs urge SCOTUS to review Pennsylvania's mail-in ballot deadline
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorneys general from 10 states have filed an amici brief in litigation undertaken by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania against the Secretary of the Commonwealth, over the submission deadline of mail-in ballots in the 2020 Presidential Election. -
Group says Pennsylvania violated law by not removing 21,000 dead voters from rolls
HARRISBURG – An Indianapolis legal advocacy group claims that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has violated the National Voter Registration Act, in allegedly failing to maintain and update its rolls by removing deceased voters. -
Deadlocked U.S. Supreme Court upholds mail-in ballot deadline extension ruling from Pa. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a ruling which will permit Pennsylvania to count mail-in ballots submitted up to three days after Election Day on Nov. 3, in a deadlocked decision of 4-4. -
Commonwealth Court transfers case over inmate's mail service to Lehigh County judiciary
HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has transferred a state prisoner’s complaint over the legality of his mail service to the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas. -
Denied transgender surgery update: Plaintiff and State trade arguments over insurance coverage
HARRISBURG – Litigation continues between a transgender male state employee and a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider, one which he claims is discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
Judge orders USPS to rescind operating changes that caused 'irreparable harm' to mail delivery of Pa. citizens
PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia federal court has added itself to the growing number of judiciaries ordering the U.S. Postal Service to rescind service changes it enacted this year, finding that Pennsylvania and other states would otherwise be irreparably harmed. -
Coronavirus construction update: Companies still say Pa. Gov. Wolf and Health Secretary Levine denied them due process
PITTSBURGH – A series of construction companies continue to claim they were deprived of constitutional due process by top state authorities, during their enforcement of shutdown orders meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. -
'Tyranny': Pennsylvanians sue officials over facemask mandate, contact tracing
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. -
Sex change case update: Transgender makes argument against insurer
HARRISBURG – A transgender male state employee responds that federal laws preclude a Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider from discriminating against him and denying insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on Aug. 7
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on Aug. 7 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Joanne Miller vs United States Postal Service on Aug. 7
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Joanne Miller against Christopher Wasieczko and United States Postal Service on Aug. 7. -
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania: Actions Taken on July 28
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activity on July 28 in the suits below: -
Case activity for Clean Air Council vs Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 28
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania reported the following activities in the suit brought by Clean Air Council against Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on July 28. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain Announces Election Fraud Charges Against Former U.S. Congressman and Philadelphia Political Operative
United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that former U.S. Congressman Michael “Ozzie” Myers, 77, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been charged by Indictment with multiple counts, including conspiring to violate voting rights by fraudulently stuffing the ballot boxes for specific Democratic candidates in the 2014, 2015, and 2016 Pennsylvania primary elections. -
Insurer defends denying coverage for transgender man's surgery, wants case dismissed
HARRISBURG – A Pennsylvania-affiliated health care provider wants the discrimination lawsuit filed by a transgender male state employee over being denied insurance coverage for his gender/sex-affirming surgery dismissed with prejudice, for failure to state a claim and being barred by the statute of limitations. -
Construction companies sue Pa. Gov. Wolf for due process violations in coronavirus shutdown
PITTSBURGH – A group of construction companies is suing Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, contending that state authorities enforcing shutdown orders for the coronavirus pandemic have deprived it of due process. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA: U.S. Attorney David J. Freed Observes The 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
U.S. Attorney David J. Freed joined Attorney General William P. Barr and the entire Department of Justice in observing the 15th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15, 2020