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February 03, 2012 |

Allegheny County Owes Sex Offenders $325K in Attorney Fees

Allegheny County must pay a group of sex offenders nearly $325,000 in attorney fees after the group successfully challenged the enforceability of a local ordinance restricting the offenders' residency.
6 minute read
October 21, 2008 |

Newspapers Pry Open Voir Dire in Joyce Trial

After a number of Pennsylvania newspapers including Pennsylvania Law Weekly joined in an emergency motion Tuesday, U.S. District Senior Judge Maurice B. Cohill Jr. conceded that voir dire in the trial of former Superior Court Judge Michael T. Joyce would
2 minute read
December 29, 2008 |

Justices: Telephone Privacy Trumps Right to Know

Individuals' privacy rights can outweigh the public benefit of obtaining the complete cell phone records of public officials, the state Supreme Court ruled Dec. 19.
6 minute read
March 22, 2011 |

High Court to Mull Standard of Review for Open Records Cases

The state Supreme Court is set to consider the Commonwealth Court's standard of review when considering final determinations of the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records.
4 minute read
February 15, 2010 |

A Broad View for Open Records Appeals

In an apparent case of first impression, the Commonwealth Court has determined that it has the authority to use the more liberal de novo standard of review when hearing appeals regarding requests to access governmental information under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law.
5 minute read
December 22, 2008 |

Privacy Rights Halt Disclosure of Officials' Cell Phone Records

Individuals' privacy rights can outweigh the public benefit of obtaining the complete cell phone records of public officials, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
6 minute read
June 23, 2008 |

Whistleblower Act Doesn't Preclude Jury Trial

Legislation that provides protection for public employees against retaliation for reporting waste and wrongdoing doesn't pre-empt the right to a jury trial of wrongful discharge claims, Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge R. Stanton Wettick has ruled.
6 minute read
September 22, 2008 |

Balancing Privacy and Transparancy

The city of Pittsburgh failed to meet the burden of proof that releasing city council members' cell phone records would impair the reputations or right to privacy of the people whose telephone numbers appeared on the bill, an attorney for a Pittsburgh new
5 minute read
November 17, 2008 |

Arbitrability of Arbitration Clauses Must Be Spelled Out

A Court of Common Pleas judge has ruled in a case of first impression that members of the judiciary -- not arbitrators -- are responsible for deciding disputes over the scope of arbitration clauses unless a contract explicitly states otherwise, but that a
5 minute read
February 21, 2012 |

Commonwealth Court OKs Allegheny Co. Alcoholic Beverages Tax

An Allegheny County ordinance taxing the sale of alcoholic beverages has withstood Pennsylvania appellate court scrutiny, after a Commonwealth Court panel rejected challenges to the law filed on behalf of bar and restaurant owners in Allegheny County.
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