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Fired Phila. School Dist. administrator can assert free speech violations in termination suit, judge rules
A former high-level administrator with the Philadelphia School District -
Pa. Game Commission seeks dismissal of suit challenging Sunday hunting ban
Lawyers for the commonwealth have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a sportsmen’s organization against the Pennsylvania Game Commission that challenges the state’s ban on Sunday hunting. -
Third Circuit sides with Pa. students in 'I (heart) boobies!' free speech case
A federal appeals court in Philadelphia has sided with two northeastern -
Judge dismisses suit against SEPTA filed by dead bus passenger's estate
A federal lawsuit that had been filed against the Southeastern Pennsylvania -
Pa. Superior Court tosses appeal in asbestos mass tort case for lack of jurisdiction
A three-judge Pennsylvania Superior Court panel has thrown out a plaintiff’s appeal in an -
Veteran Pittsburgh-area lawyer appointed to four-year term on Pa. Judicial Conduct Board
Gov. Tom Corbett recently appointed a Pittsburgh-area attorney to serve out a four-year -
Pa. Superior Court panel affirms life imprisonment for Mumia Abu Jamal
Convicted cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal, who has gained celebrity-like status the world -
Same-sex Pa. couples file federal suit over state's gay marriage ban
Weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled parts of the federal Defense of Marriage Act -
Pa. Supreme Court rules mandatory judicial retirement age constitutional, dismisses cases brought by state judges
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has denied a petition by a handful of judges challenging -
U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on DNA collection helps Pa. law advance in state Senate
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision allowing police to collect a suspect’s DNA even -
Pa. rep. behind gun control 'nullification' bill fires back at state Sen. from Phila. denouncing the proposal
The conservative lawmaker from southwestern Pennsylvania sponsoring a bill designed -
Pa. Sen. Judiciary Committee holds hearing on 'civil justice gap'
Attorneys representing low-income residents and their clients were scheduled to address -
Gary Lancaster, chief judge of Western District of Pa., dies at 63
The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, who -
Pa. Superior Court Judge Anne Lazarus to receive Phila. Bar Assoc. award
Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Anne E. Lazarus will receive the Philadelphia Bar -
Second Amendment litigator Alan Gura, of 'Heller' fame, addresses Phila. law students
As talk has turned toward gun control and the prospect of revising the nation’s firearms -
U.S. Supreme Court declines to take up appeal in bank heist collar bomb death case
The nation’s highest court has refused to hear the appeal in a bizarre case out of -
Judge grants in part, denies in part Phila. School Dist. motion to dismiss whistleblower suit by fired administrator
A former top level administrator with the School District of Philadelphia - suing the -
Judge dismisses prisoner's civil case against U.S. probation officers
A U.S. District judge in Philadelphia has granted a motion to dismiss a suit that had been filed -
Justice Dept. seeks dismissal of FOIA suit by Villanova law professor
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the dismissal of a lawsuit initiated by a
