The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | August 20, 2020
In Seila Law v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3515 (June 29, 2020) U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court with respect to Parts I, II and III. He addressed the infrequently crossed rubicon concerning separation of powers. This decision is almost a delegation of powers issue as well.
The Legal Intelligencer | Expert Opinion
By Samuel C. Stretton | August 20, 2020
Can a lawyer be disciplined for conduct when he is not acting as a lawyer? For instance, if something happens on vacation?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By James M. Beck | August 20, 2020
A simmering controversy over the seemingly arcane issue of multiple appeal numbers on notices of appeal in related appeals boiled over recently, spawning three Superior Court en banc decisions, and a concurrent appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By J. Alexander Hershey and Ashley L. Wilkinson | August 20, 2020
A popular focus of the general and legal press, both this past spring and in recent years, has been the leftward list of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | August 19, 2020
A three-judge Superior Court panel ruled in two cases in mid-August that defendants convicted on drug charges failed to prove that police were initially called to the scene over fears that the defendants needed immediate medical attention.
By Aleeza Furman | August 18, 2020
Timoney Knox announced that it made several additions to its legal team, and Barley Snyder announced that it added creditors' rights attorney Matthew G. Brushwood to its Reading office.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 17, 2020
Although Edward Meehan Jr. admitted his "behavior was abominable" in mouthing off to Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Jacquelyn M.Frazier-Lyde and daring her to hold him in contempt, he appealed his conviction and sentence of a $300 fine and five days in jail.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Michael Riccardi | August 14, 2020
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Aug. 10. Both houses of the General Assembly were in recess at press time. The Pennsylvania Senate was subject to recall by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Jefferson. The state House of Representatives was subject to being called into session by Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Aleeza Furman | August 14, 2020
Republicans in both houses of the General Assembly introduced measures to offer relief to bar and restaurant owners whose businesses have been curtailed as the result of shutdown orders and restrictions imposed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | August 13, 2020
"We take this opportunity to clarify that when a party moves to amend or add a party after the deadline in a district court's scheduling order has passed, the 'good cause' standard of Rule 16(b)(4) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure applies," Judge Thomas Hardiman wrote in the court's precedential Aug. 12 opinion. "A party must meet this standard before a district court considers whether the party also meets Rule 15(a)'s more liberal standard."
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