Category: Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court

May v. Doe

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court quashed a pro se appeal from the trial court’s order sustaining the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ (DOC) Preliminary Objections. May filed a grievance with the DOC,

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Philadelphia v. Armstrong

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a high-profile opinion holding a Philadelphia ordinance unconstitutional. The regulation required gun owners to tell law enforcement when their gun was lost or stolen. The

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Kim v. Dep’t of Transp.

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court addressed an issue of first impression involving venue in an action where the Commonwealth is a defendant. The plaintiff drove off the road in a construction

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McLinko v. Pa. Dep’t of State

A divided panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that Act 77 — which established that any qualified elector may vote by mail — violated the Pennsylvania Constitution and is

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C.M. v. Pa. State Police

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court denied the petitioner’s application for removal from Pennsylvania’s sex offender registry. The petitioner challenged the application of Subchapter I of SORNA

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Kamp v. Green Acres Contracting Co.

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court affirmed the order, which denied Claimant’s petition seeking to limit the subrogation interest of Green Acres Contracting Co. (“Employer”) under Section

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In re G.S.

An en banc panel of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held that a school district’s decision to expel G.S. violated his constitutionally protected right to free speech. G.S.’s expulsion resulted from

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