Alva C Mather

January 12, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In an effort to be more inclusive, Harvard University now asks incoming freshmen to check off their pronoun of choice during the initial course registration process: he, she, ze, e or they.

By Dina Leytes and Alva C. Mather

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August 20, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Working into the early morning hours of June 30 in an effort to meet Governor Tom Corbett's demands to pass legislation for the 2013-14 state budget, the Pennsylvania Senate in a 27-23 vote passed its vision for the privatization of the state's wine and liquor operations. Rather than introduce new legislation, the Senate voted through an amendment to HB 790, which had previously passed the state House of Representatives.

By Alva C. Mather

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April 30, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a historic vote, Pennsylvania's House of Representatives passed HB 790 on March 21, marking the first time since the repeal of prohibition that legislation aimed at the privatization of wine and liquor sales has made its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

By Alva C. Mather

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March 29, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a significant victory for franchisors, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court recently held in Mac's Shell Service Inc. v. Shell Oil Products Co. that franchisees who were not compelled to abandon their franchise and signed and continued to operate under renewal agreements cannot sue under the Petroleum Marketing Practice Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801, et seq., or PMPA, for constructive termination and constructive non-renewal.

By Alva C. Mather

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August 23, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

On July 28, Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, unveiled House Bill 11, detailing his vision of the privatization of the commonwealth's liquor and wine wholesale and retail operations. While H.B. 11 has not yet been formally proposed — as the General Assembly is out on its summer recess — the measure has already attracted much media and political attention, including drawing legislators and other interested parties to hearings before the Pennsylvania House of Representative's liquor control committee over the last several weeks.

By Alva C. Mather

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