US Supreme Court
June 18, 2018 | Minnesota’s ban on political apparel at polling places violates the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. Read more here.
June 22, 2018 |The Government’s acquisition of petitioner’s cell-site records was a Fourth Amendment search. Read the opinion here.
The Government’s acquisition of petitioner’s cell-site records was a Fourth Amendment search.
The Government’s acquisition of petitioner’s cell-site records was a Fourth Amendment search. Link to more information here. This information is provided courtesy of the ACBA Court Capsule Service and bit-x-bit.
June 25, 2018 | Employee stock options are not taxable “compensation” under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act of 1937. Read the opinion here.
Employee stock options are not taxable “compensation” under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act of 1937. Link to more information here.
Employee stock options are not taxable “compensation” under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act of 1937. Link to more information here. This information is provided courtesy of the ACBA Court Capsule Service and bit-x-bit.
US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
June 4, 2018 | There are numerous changes to the Orphans’ Court rules. Read the order here, the new rules here and the committee report here.
June 5, 2018 | Rules 1901.3, 1901.6, 1905, 1910.4, 1910.7, 1910.11, 1910.27, 1915.3, 1915.4-4, 1915.7, 1915.15, 1915.17, 1920.13, 1920.15, 1920.31, 1920.33, 1920.75, 1930.1, 1930.6, 1953, and 1959 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure are amended. Read the order here and the new rules here.
June 7, 2018 | There are proposed amendments of Pa. O.C. Rules 1.7, 2.5, 2.7, 3.7, 5.1, and 10.5. Read the proposed amendments here.
June 19, 2018 |Application of the high income child support guidelines found at Pa.R.C.P. 1910.16-3.1 requires discrete consideration of the reasonable needs of the children involved. Read the majority opinion here and the concurring opinion here.
June 21, 2018 |Pa. Supreme Court determines whether and to what extent a hospital and a health care staffing agency have a legal duty to prevent a terminated employee from causing harm to patients at another healthcare facility. Read the majority opinion here and the concurring/dissenting opinion here.
Pennsylvania Superior Court
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas