Public Defender Goes to Court to Halt Gloucester Jail Closure
New Jersey Law Journal
Friday, May 17, 2013
The Public Defender's Office is seeking to block closure of the Gloucester County jail, claiming transfer of inmates to far-away counties would violate their right to counsel.
Third Circuit Rejects NLRB Recess Appointment
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
Wading into the politically-charged waters of President Obama's recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit set narrow parameters for the definition of a Senate recess that would allow the president authority to make appointments.
Judges Weigh Delaware Court of Chancery's Arbitration Program
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
Three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, asked to consider the constitutionality of the Delaware Court of Chancery's confidential arbitration program, focused at oral arguments Thursday on whether a 2009 statute enacted by the Delaware General Assembly gives the state's Chancery Court judges additional powers to conduct those sessions in private.
People in the News
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
Brett Feldman, of counsel in the zoning and land use group at Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg, monitored a panel discussion regarding the new Zoning Code in Philadelphia and how it is continuing to reshape the city's retail/commercial landscape.
Federal Judge Certifies Classes in Kids-for-Cash Civil Suit
The Legal Intelligencer
Friday, May 17, 2013
A federal judge has certified two classes of juveniles and their parents in a suit following the "kids-for-cash" scandal in Luzerne County.
