Ben Seal

June 29, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday that struck down abortion clinic restrictions in Texas has spurred advocates to bring Pennsylvania and other states in compliance with the decision.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

June 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

A Western Pennsylvania judge has struck down a borough ordinance that prevents landlords from renting to tenants with felony drug convictions on their records.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

June 24, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even with natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania steadily declining, the pipeline to the state's courts is still full of open issues of energy law. The latest question to be settled is whether an industrial shale gas well should be allowed in a township's residential district because of its similarity to permitted uses.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

June 23, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

America's oldest operating brewery needs to update its environmental approach. D.G. Yuengling & Son Inc. has agreed to nearly $10 million in penalties for allegedly discharging pollutants into a wastewater treatment plant in violation of the Clean Water Act, the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.

By Ben Seal

7 minute read

June 22, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

As calls for more restrictive gun regulations grow in fervor and frequency around the country, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has struck down an act that allowed organizations such as the National Rifle Association to challenge local gun-control laws in court.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Jonathan Duecker, chief of staff in the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, specifically targeted older members of the Gun Violence Task Force, sources have told The Legal.

By Lizzy McLellan 
and Ben Seal

11 minute read

June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

On the same day the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied Bill Cosby's petition for review aimed at ending his criminal case, prosecutors pushed back against a second attempt at the trial court level to have the case dismissed.

By Ben Seal and Lizzy McLellan

7 minute read

June 20, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

In mid-January, Lynn Marks sat in a Harrisburg courtroom, keeping an eye on the judiciary.

By Ben Seal

10 minute read

June 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

When Gov. Tom Wolf announced his nominees for 16 interim appointments to Pennsylvania's courts of common pleas, judges around the state let out a sigh of relief. For shorthanded courts, open seats on the bench have meant heavier workloads, scheduling concerns and, in some cases, delays in hearing certain types of cases, judges said.

By Ben Seal

8 minute read

June 16, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to review whether insurers can exclude autism-related services from coverage.

By Ben Seal

9 minute read