Saranac Hale Spencer

July 16, 2013 | Law.com

Pennsylvania's voter ID law is unsalvageable, challengers to the law told the Commonwealth Court on the first day of trial in Harrisburg on Monday, emphasizing their preference for a finding from the court that the law, just over a year old now, is unconstitutional on its face.

By Saranac Hale SPencer

4 minute read

May 14, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Citizens Bank dodged a multimillion-dollar bullet when a federal jury in Pittsburgh agreed with its designation of assistant branch managers as salaried employees not eligible for overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

March 18, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Chester County Magisterial District Judge Mark Bruno, who was swept up in the Traffic Court ticket-fixing scandal last month, is bringing a federal suit against the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

4 minute read

March 05, 2013 | Law.com

Failing to properly vet his client's case has landed a Pittsburgh lawyer with a $20,000 sanction from a federal judge.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

5 minute read

January 22, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Last summer's closely watched challenge to Pennsylvania's voter ID law is scheduled for a second round this coming summer.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

1 minute read

November 08, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

Hubert Michael, who was convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl 20 years ago, has gotten a stay of execution from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

1 minute read

January 03, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Four nominees for seats on the federal bench in Pennsylvania are among the 33 people that President Obama has re-nominated for seats across the country during the 113th Congress, which was sworn in today.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

1 minute read

January 18, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

The detention centers in the "kids-for-cash" scandal were denied their mandamus petition by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

1 minute read

January 02, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Patty Shwartz, who was nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in October 2011, won't receive a confirmation vote in the 112th Congress.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

1 minute read

July 13, 2012 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorney-client privilege can attach to communication between a lawyer and a third-party contractor who worked closely enough with a company to be seen as the functional equivalent of an employee, a federal judge has ruled.

By Saranac Hale Spencer

3 minute read