Legal Insights

On July 6, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit denied the Plaintiff’s request for a re-hearing en banc (before all the judges) of the Court’s…

Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues ruling on taxing bodies’ ability to appeal property assessments. The Uniformity Clause does not permit the government to engage in disparate tax treatment of different sub-classifications…

A recent decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court may clarify a question often asked by public-sector employers, specifically, whether or not a terminated employee is permitted to access and view…

Recently, Candice Jackson, Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), issued a memorandum, effective immediately, changing certain practices used to investigate alleged civil rights…

Johnston v. Univ. of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth Sys. of Higher Educ. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 97 F. Supp. 3d 657 Johnston Decision 3:13-cv-00213-KRG…

Johnston v. Univ. of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth Sys. of Higher Educ. United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 97 F. Supp. 3d 657  Johnston Decision Factual Background:…

On February 27, 2017, Judge Mark Hornak of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by the Plaintiffs in…

In late 2016, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed, and Governor Wolf signed, Act 138 of 2016 which drastically modified Article XII of the Pennsylvania Public School Code regarding truancy. Pennsylvania school…