516 ABA Journal 3rd Circuit Court articles.
An en banc federal appeals court has ruled that a man convicted for food stamps fraud has a Second Amendment right to possess a gun—despite a federal law to the contrary.
Jun 7, 2023 12:02 PM CDT
Apr 7, 2023 11:06 AM CDT
NFL objects to firm’s Super Bowl ad, leading to suit
The Dimopoulos Law Firm in Las Vegas is seeking a declaratory judgment that its Super Bowl commercial did not infringe…
Mar 3, 2023 2:27 PM CST
President Joe Biden obtained confirmation of his 100th judge with approval of Gina Méndez-Miró to the federal district court in Puerto Rico. Nominations will get tougher for Biden as he begins to focus on nominees in states with two Republican senators.
Feb 15, 2023 2:45 PM CST
A federal appeals court has dismissed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy filed by a new unit of Johnson & Johnson that was formed to assume liabilities in litigation over talc contained in its baby powder.
Jan 31, 2023 10:09 AM CST
Still no SCOTUS opinions in argued cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has set a record by failing to issue opinions in argued cases this term. Usually, the high court issues…
Jan 20, 2023 3:25 PM CST
A federal appeals court has ruled for a former inmate in Delaware who alleged that his seven-month solitary confinement worsened his schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in violation of the Eighth Amendment.
Nov 29, 2022 10:52 AM CST
A man who pleaded guilty to understating his lawn-mowing income to obtain $2,458 in food stamps had no Second Amendment right to own a gun, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Nov 17, 2022 11:39 AM CST
Nov 3, 2022 2:53 PM CDT
Ex-prosecutor gets prison time for bulls proposal
Jeffrey Siegmeister, the former state attorney for Florida’s Third Judicial Circuit, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 months in federal prison, partly for…
Oct 21, 2022 2:40 PM CDT The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday vacated a federal appeals court ruling that allowed the counting of mail-in ballots in undated envelopes in a local judicial race in Pennsylvania. Oct 11, 2022 12:33 PM CDT A federal judge has ordered Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to write apology letters to the families of the victims of a double murder after concluding that supervisors in his office made misleading statements to the court. Sep 14, 2022 12:06 PM CDT Jun 10, 2022 8:59 AM CDT May 31, 2022 12:12 PM CDT Jan 31, 2022 10:33 AM CSTSupreme Court vacates ruling allowing counting of undated ballots; Dr. Oz had urged that result
Federal judge orders district attorney to write apology letters to families of murder victims
SCOTUS allows counting of mail-in ballots in undated envelopes
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with the counting of mail-in ballots in undated envelopes in a judicial election in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
Emergency SCOTUS filing follows ballot ruling that could affect Dr. Oz’s US Senate race
Updated: A judicial candidate in Pennsylvania is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay that will prevent the counting of mail-in ballots in undated envelopes in a 2021 Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, election.
White House confirms potential Supreme Court nominee as the short list grows
The White House confirmed Friday that U.S. District Judge J. Michelle Childs is among several Black women being considered for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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