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Former aide for state Sen. Anthony Williams feels his legal team is dragging out discrimination case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claims she was fired before Christmas in 2018 and after contracting breast cancer, has lodged objections to what they feel are defense counsel’s maneuvers to drag out the case. -
Pa. Supreme Court explains why it threw out school mask mandate, says ex-health secretary exceeded her authority
HARRISBURG – A few weeks after throwing out the statewide school mask mandate issued by now-former Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania released its rationale for doing so. -
Ex-staffer for State Sen. Anthony Williams seeks to strike pol's new witness from her wrongful termination case
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer objects to the senator’s recent disclosure of a new witness in the case. -
Eric Bugaile Elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority
Eric Bugaile Elected Vice Chairman of the Board of Susquehanna Regional Transportation Authority. -
Gov. Wolf Signs Bills to Protect Prescription Savings for Seniors, Expand Broadband Access
Gov. Wolf Signs Bills to Protect Prescription Savings for Seniors, Expand Broadband Access. -
Two Fox Rothschild Real Estate Attorneys Named Among Connect CRE’s Lawyers in Real Estate Award Honorees
Two Fox Rothschild Real Estate Attorneys Named Among Connect CRE’s Lawyers in Real Estate Award Honorees. -
Secretary of Health Beam to step down, days after Pa. Supreme Court nixed her school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday that the Commonwealth’s Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam would resign her position at the end of the year, just three days after the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down a statewide school mask mandate order that she issued in September. -
Pa. Supreme Court denies appeal of Wolf Administration, throws out statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has nullified the statewide school mask mandate issued by Secretary of Health Alison Beam in September, aligning with a similar ruling from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania handed down last month and dealing a legal blow to the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Pa. Supreme Court hears arguments on statewide school mask mandate, in advance of forthcoming ruling
PHILADELPHIA – After hearing oral arguments from counsel representing both the Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore Jake Corman and the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, citizens await a forthcoming decision on the fate of the statewide school mask mandate from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. -
Pa. courts drop from the top to No. 4 ranking on ATRA's annual 'Judicial Hellholes' list
WASHINGTON – According to the latest annual report of “Judicial Hellholes” released today by the American Tort Reform Association, Pennsylvania courts have garnered the No. 4 ranking for jurisdictions considered unfriendly to businesses – falling three places from the top spot on the report, where they had been listed for the preceding two years. -
Pa. Supreme Court to soon hear arguments on statewide school mask mandate, vacates Commonwealth Court order
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania will hear oral arguments on the statewide school mask mandate on Dec. 8, pitting opponents of the mandate including a Republican gubernatorial candidate and Senate President pro tempore, versus the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
Perspectives on the Economics and Law of Arbitration on November 18, 2021
Perspectives on the Economics and Law of Arbitration on November 18, 2021. -
Wolf Administration's statewide school mask mandate is unenforceable, issue headed to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, a Republican state representative and a group of parents have seen their efforts to overturn a statewide school mask mandate issued by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf, bolstered in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson wins election to Pa. Supreme Court
HARRISBURG – The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania’s newest justice will be Commonwealth Court Judge P. Kevin Brobson, who narrowly defeated Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin in the appellate court elections on Tuesday. -
State Sen. Anthony Williams pursuing summary judgment against ex-worker who alleged wrongful termination
PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for state Sen. Anthony Williams is seeking summary judgment in a case brought against him by an ex-constituent services worker, who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer. -
GOP pols and parents file suit versus Gov. Wolf over statewide school mask mandate
HARRISBURG – The Republican leader of the Pennsylvania Senate, a Republican state representative and a group of parents are litigating to overturn a statewide school mask mandate issued by the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf. -
U.S. Capitol Police officers file civil suit against Trump, Philly president of Proud Boys group and others over Jan. 6 siege
WASHINGTON – Seven members of the U.S. Capitol Police Department have sued former President Donald Trump, his campaign and a host of others, including Philadelphia-based Proud Boys President Zachary Rehl, alleging the former president conspired and cooperated with right-wing extremist groups to incite the infamous Jan. 6 siege on Congress at the U.S. Capitol Building. -
PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE: Gov. Wolf, Democratic Legislators Rally for Minimum Wage Increase
Governor Tom Wolf joined Sens. Vincent Hughes and Christine Tartaglione, House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton and numerous House and Senate Democratic members, along with labor, religious and community leaders to call for an increase to Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. -
Age discrimination claim thrown out in ex-worker's wrongful termination suit against Sen. Anthony Williams
PHILADELPHIA – A judge has dismissed without prejudice a claim for alleged violation of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act in a case brought by an ex-constituent services worker for state Sen. Anthony Williams, who claimed she was fired before Christmas in 2018 after contracting breast cancer. -
District Court rules that fracking ban in Delaware River Basin will continue, defeats lawsuit from GOP senators
PHILADELPHIA – A federal court ruled that the ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin will continue, defeating a lawsuit brought by state Senate Republicans seeking to overturn it and handing down a decision which state Senate Democrats hail as an environmental victory.