Cliff Rieders

March 29, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

The debate rages on as to whether Marcellus Shale drillers should have to pay a severance fee to the government.

By Cliff Rieders

5 minute read

August 02, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

As a government official, I found myself at a budget meeting recently as the only person willing to raise the question as to whether we should approve a budget for the coming year 1.7 percent higher than last year, and more interestingly, what to do with a $600,000 surplus.

By Cliff Rieders

6 minute read

February 01, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

On April 7, a new, potentially far-reaching law -- the Adult Protective Services Act -- will take effect in Pennsylvania.

By Cliff Rieders

6 minute read

August 20, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

When a religious organization excludes the potential member based upon the member's viewpoints, is the organization exercising its right of freedom of association under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution or by excluding the potential member, is the organization illegally discriminating?

By Cliff Rieders

9 minute read

October 05, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

My "Ten Commandments for Government Officials" are derived from a long history of political involvement. My rules are also based upon my father's long history of political involvement. My father loved to tell the following story about how he became a right-wing Republican.

By Cliff Rieders

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December 07, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Once upon a time, I worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., in the newly reconstituted ship subsidy program. I think I got hired for the job because on my wall hangs a U.S. Coast Guard license to operate or navigate passenger-carrying vessels.

By Cliff Rieders

6 minute read

June 21, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

During the time of the American Revolution, the great battle was between states' rights as opposed to the power of the new federal government.

By Cliff Rieders

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