A motorist who flipped off a police officer and received a disorderly conduct ticket has won a ruling that his gesture was protected by the First Amendment.
A Pennsylvania judge removed from the bench will get a chance to make her case that she was kicked off the bench because of a conspiracy by two judges who…
A Pennsylvania prosecutor’s aggressive approach to so-called teenage sexting of explicit messages on cell phones has put him on the American Civil Liberties Union’s litigation list.
Updated: Partners at the Philadelphia-based WolfBlock are meeting today to discuss a possible dissolution of the law firm, according to published reports. (And, since this ABAJournal.com post went up this…
The chairman of Philadelphia law firm Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis says the economic downturn is increasing the pressure on partners to work harder and generate revenue.
In the latest developments in an expanding scandal over corruption in the Luzerne County, Pa., court system, a third judge there is now on the hot seat.
A federal judge in Erie, Pa., today sentenced a retired state court judge to nearly four years in prison for falsely claiming to have suffered debilitating injuries in a 2001…
Philadelphia-based Blank Rome has opened a new office in Los Angeles today that is the first step towards a bigger footprint both on the West Coast and in Asia.
In an unprecedented move, the 300-lawyer Philadelphia district attorney’s office has revoked its earlier offers to all 12 of the new attorneys who were scheduled to start work there this…
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