There’s a landfill in eastern Pennsylvania whose odor, residents say, extends for 20 square miles. The Third Circuit heard arguments Monday about whether one couple can seek damages on behalf of the entire community.
Read moreA lawyer for a woman trying to regain gun rights she lost after lying on her tax returns, a felony, gave the Third Circuit some ironic food for thought at oral arguments Tuesday.
Read moreA lawyer for a cheerleader kicked off of her high school squad over a scurrilous Snap post urged the Third Circuit on Tuesday to affirm their courtroom victory.
Read moreThe sister of a former Pennsylvania state senator and a state Supreme Court justice who were all convicted on corruption charges is not entitled to habeas relief, the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read moreThe Third Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that a Pittsburgh buffer-zone ordinance that puts space between clinics and anti-abortion activists does not violate the protesters’ rights.
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Vying to dismantle a class action that says American Airlines forced employees to work during break time, a lawyer for the airlines told the Third Circuit on Tuesday that the specifics of each worker will vary too greatly to satisfy commonality.
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A Third Circuit panel Tuesday upheld the termination of a Marywood University professor who depicted the school’s president as Adolf Hitler in a 2012 parody video.
Read moreThe Third Circuit delivered a victory Tuesday to a New Jersey horse racing group that has sought millions in damages from the National Football League and other sports leagues in a long-running legal saga over sports gambling.
Read moreThe Federal Communications Commission implemented sweeping rule changes for media ownership without taking into account how they negatively affect female and minority ownership, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.
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The Third Circuit ruled Monday that a county-run stadium in Pennsylvania can restrict anti-circus protests to specific areas but cannot stop animal rights activists from using profanity and megaphones.
Read moreThe Third Circuit examined laws aimed at preventing child pornography for the fourth time Thursday as adult filmmakers continue to argue that keeping records of performers’ ages is unconstitutional.
Read moreA lawyer for a Pennsylvania prison argued Wednesday before the Third Circuit that it is simply following state law by keeping men and women inmates in separate facilities that have different rules.
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The Third Circuit Tuesday ruled that New Jersey should not be required to condemn certain parcels of property that a natural gas company wishes to seize in order to construct a pipeline.
Read moreThe Third Circuit allowed an airline passenger to sue the Transportation Security Administration for “torment” and “abuse” she suffered from TSA screeners at Philadelphia International Airport, including “forcing her to crawl under a table” to reach the belongings they had taken from her, and damaged, and allegedly causing her to be falsely charged with 10 crimes.
Read moreAdvancing a lawsuit against the TSA, the en banc Third Circuit sided Friday with a woman who says airport security racked up bogus criminal charges against her after a gratuitous ordeal at baggage screening.
Read moreThe Pennsylvania Legislature can bar people who don’t believe in a higher power from giving its invocation prayer, the Third Circuit ruled Friday.
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