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Porter v. City of Philadelphia
In Porter v. City of Philadelphia, the 3rd Circuit held that the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office’s policy prohibiting comments during a sheriff’s sale is a reasonable, … Read more
In re Allergan ERISA Litig.
In the case of In re Allergan ERISA Litig., the 3rd Circuit affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of the case and the denial of the plaintiffs’ … Read more
M.E.W. v. W.L.W.
In M.E.W. v. W.L.W., the Superior Court reversed the lower court’s order discharging father’s child support obligation because the lower court reviewed the incapacitated adult … Read more
In re T.M.
In the case of In re T.M., which involved several consolidated appeals, the Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s termination of court supervision of dependency matters. … Read more
In re Nomination Paper of Scroggin
In re Nomination Paper of Scroggin was a dispute about November’s general election ballot. The PA Supreme Court directed the Secretary of the Commonwealth to … Read more
Commonwealth v. Morgan
In Commonwealth v. Morgan, the Superior Court ruled that the trial court abused its discretion when the court denied Morgan’s Rule 600(A) motion because the … Read more
Pa. Democratic Party v. Bookvar
In Pa. Democratic Party v. Bookvar, a predictably fractured Supreme Court exercised its extraordinary jurisdiction to deal with several crucial issues for the upcoming election. … Read more
El v. City of Pittsburgh
In El v. City of Pittsburgh, the 3rd Circuit confronted two brothers’ Section 1983 actions against three Pittsburgh police officers. What started as an investigatory … Read more
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