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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The first sides with Promptu on claim construction – remanding the case back to the Pennsylvania district court for further development. The second concludes that reprimands Comcast’s attorney for trying to sneak-in extra words into its appellate brief. This post will focus on the second case.

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Attorney at Work

APRIL 4, 2022

The Model Rules and related comments make clear that a client has a right to terminate your relationship at any time. Attorneys should never think of their clients as merchandise. The Missouri Supreme Court emphasized this point in its landmark case In the Matter of Cupples. They cannot be bought, sold, or traded. Conduct 4-5.8(c)(1)

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But the lower courts ruled, and the federal government contends, that the “safety value” is only available to defendants who do not have any of the indicators. In an unusual twist, however, Laufer – who in February had agreed that the justices should grant review – asked the court in July to dismiss the case.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The recent rape of a woman on a train in Pennsylvania has shocked and disgusted the nation, particularly after passengers did nothing to help the woman as she was allegedly attacked by Fiston Ngoy, 35. I am unaware of such a law in Pennsylvania, but these laws are rarely enforced. In torts, there is no duty to rescue rule.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Since the decision of Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey in 1992, the hallmark of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence has been an effort to take the abortion issue seriously. Share Mary Ziegler is a law professor at Florida State University and the author of Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether to revisit Hardison ’s more-than-de-minimis-cost test. Postal Service in Pennsylvania. The trial court ruled for the Postal Service under Hardison , and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Simply designating a prepaid fee as “nonrefundable” may not only be misleading but a violation of ethics rules in a jurisdiction (e.g., Model Rule 1.15(a), These issues were discussed in a joint opinion from the Pennsylvania Bar Association and Philadelphia Bar Association legal ethics committees.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In an opinion joined by Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas, Rehnquist set out his view that the state court’s recount conflicted with the deadlines set by the state legislature and thus violated the legislature’s authority under the Article II electors clause. And in Rucho v.

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JonathanTurley

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Attorney General who announced his intention to pursue such charges. While I am a critic of Trump’s speech and actions on that day, I still believe that the the court is completely wrong on the First Amendment. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” That includes the D.C. In Brandenburg v.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2022

In court papers, she was identified only as “L.C.”. Four years later, her case reached the Supreme Court. In a 6-3 opinion by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court ruled in Olmstead v. As assistant attorney general for New York from 1967 to 1978, Marcus argued — and won — six cases before the justices.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The district court ruled that Sundance had waived its right to arbitration by not making it earlier. Pennsylvania , 20-7805. Sundance moved to dismiss and later filed an answer to her complaint, making various arguments but not insisting on arbitration. relisted after the Oct. 29 conference; now held). Holcombe v.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 6, 2022

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that he was considering arresting Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Moreover, District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announced that week that he was investigating Trump for a possible incitement charge. So let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.” Rudy Giuliani and U.S.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A varied career path to the country’s highest court The time that O’Connor had invested in local politics paid off when she decided to return to full-time work in 1965. She spent four years as an assistant state attorney general until she was appointed to the Arizona State Senate after the incumbent stepped down.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 4, 2023

Searches for 911 call analysis in national court dockets come up virtually empty too. Dozens of other defense attorneys had similar reactions. John Bailey, a police sergeant in Pennsylvania, was among the first to tap Harpster and Adams for help after learning about their technique from the FBI. But Gibbons told someone.

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SCOTUSBlog

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Under Clinton, Days was initially seen as a potential candidate for a seat on the Supreme Court. But he became the center of a political firestorm after he told the court that it should not affirm the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who was found guilty of possessing sexually explicit videotapes of minors. The George H.W.

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JonathanTurley

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The court ruled against her and found that the park’s duty was only to “make conditions as safe as they appear to be” and that Munoz “ was aware of the risk she encountered, and expected to be surprised, startled, and scared.” See Pennsylvania General Assembly Statute §7102.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

MARCH 6, 2018

The federal district court for the Eastern District of California held that more analysis of the impacts climate change would have on a water transfer program for the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta was required under NEPA. In a letter to the court on March 2, the parties asked the court to defer further briefing on the U.S.-based

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The appellate court also found that even if the trial court erred, the error was harmless because the State proved both acts beyond a reasonable doubt. Hawaii Court Ruled that Commercial Aquarium Fishing Required Environmental Review. Zepeda , No. 80593-2-I (Wash. A20-1513 (Minn.

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