The 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.
Read moreThe Third Circuit reversed summary judgment for an aggressive anti-abortion protester who challenged a buffer zone around an Englewood, N.J. clinic, saying the breadth of the ordinance is uncertain as is the ability of the protester to reach her intended audience.
Read moreThe Third Circuit ruled Tuesday that tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are permitted by Congress to pay for other state projects and do not violate the rights of truckers and other drivers.
Read moreCollection letters stamped with barcodes that pull up account numbers when scanned are just as illegal as printing the account numbers on the envelopes, the Third Circuit ruled Monday.
Read moreThe Third Circuit threw out a court challenge Thursday against a Latin cross that has appeared on a Pennsylvania county seal for nearly 75 years.
Read moreThe Third Circuit vacated a settlement agreement in which Google was to pay $5.5 million to data privacy organizations and the class counsel, but would not directly compensate any of the class members who allege that the company invaded their privacy with a web browser “cookie” that tracks an internet user’s data.
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