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Commonwealth v. Brockman, PICS Case No. 17-1131 (Pa. Super. July 5, 2017) Stevens, J.; Ott, J., concurring in result (17 pages).

The trial court properly held that defendant was not entitled to the suppression of a certain evidence, i.e., a handgun and packets of crack cocaine he discarded during his flight from police where the facts supported the court's conclusion that police had reasonable suspicion to stop defendant. The court affirmed an order denying defendant's motion to suppress.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Knick v. Twp. of Scott, PICS Case No. 17-1143 (3 Cir. July 6, 2017) Smith, C.J. (35 pages).

District Court properly dismissed appellant's Fourth Amendment and takings challenges to township ordinance relating to inspection of and public access to private cemeteries because appellant lacked article III standing where the search was in an open field that was not a protected area and appellant had no injury and did not exhaust her state law compensation remedies for her takings claim. Affirmed.
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The Legal Intelligencer

FP Willow Ridge Assoc's, L.P. v. Allen Twp., PICS Case No. 17-1138 (Pa. Commw. July 6, 2017) Wojcik, J. (16 pages).

Claim for refund of sewage fees was not barred by property owner's failure to comply with statute of notification in Refund Act, but claim failed because such fees were authorized by the Municipality Authorities Act. Summary judgment affirmed.
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Daily Business Review

Miccosukee Tribe's Lawsuit Against Its Former Lawyer Unsealed

The lawsuit was filed under seal using a pseudonym to avoid "scuttlebutt and talk," the tribe's attorney said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

High Court: Unconscious DUI Suspect Can't Give Consent

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that a warrantless blood draw from an unconscious DUI suspect is improper—but the justices had more difficulty reaching a consensus on exactly why that is.
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The Legal Intelligencer

High Court Says Illegal Seizure Makes All Evidence Suppressible

Criminal defendants do not need to prove a reasonable expectation of privacy in order to suppress evidence collected by police in an illegal search, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Swatting Is a Crime—And Rightly So

"Swatting" has a new meaning, which made its way into the Oxford Dictionaries a few years ago: "The action or practice of making a hoax call to the emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address."
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Army Corps Needs More Time on Senate President's Reservoir

Federal assistance may be on the way for the state's latest Everglades restoration effort.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Shame on Legislature, Rich Towns for Promoting Housing Segregation

By obstructing access to funding for anyone living in a "redlined" area, choices for health care, education, retail, banking and groceries are severely limited, stifling the livelihoods and pursuits of an entire group of people.
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Daily Report Online

Efforts Underway to Strengthen Lawsuits Against Sexual Predators

Following the dismissal of the deep pockets in lawsuits against institutions accused of allowing sexual abuse of children to continue in secret, lawyers and lawmakers are teaming up to toughen Georgia's Hidden Predator Act in the next legislative session.
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