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ETHICS

Ethics Spotlight: Representing Clients in Limited Scope Engagements

By Paul Kazaras, Esq. on 01/03/2012

’Limited Scope Representation’ often referred to with the shorthand misnomer of “ghostwriting” has been a controversial issue for quite some time. Read Full Story »

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Google Does That? Five New and Interesting Services from the Leader in Web Search

By Dan Giancaterino on 01/04/2012

Last September, Google announced it was having "a fall spring-clean" in order to eliminate projects that either weren't performing well or didn't fit into the company's future plans. As I write this article they have announced the closing of 22 products and features.[1]

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Judge Margaret T. Murphy and Michael Bertin on the new custody statute at the Jan. 9, 2012 meeting of the Family Law Section.

 

PUBLIC INTEREST

Public Interest Spotlight: What is Public Interest Worth

By Sara Jacobson, Esq. on 01/12/2012

If it's a tough time to be an attorney, then it's a particularly tough time to be a public interest lawyer or dependent on the public interest community for legal services. The same way a protracted weakened economy means fewer clients willing to pay for legal help in the private sector, it also means an increased demand for the shrinking pool of free legal services. Read Full Story »

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Taking “Aim” at the Second Amendment

By Theodore Y. Choi, Esq. on 09/13/2011

A quick look at two cases, recently granted cert, which argue that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to carry a weapon outside of the home. Read Full Story »

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EMPLOYMENT LAW

Erasing an Indelible Mark: Stopping Employment Discrimination Against People with Past Criminal Convictions

By Matt Singer & Dave Hanyok on 08/09/2011

Employment Discrimination
The Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia has recently made it a priority to work to end employment discrimination against people with prior criminal convictions in Pennsylvania. Read Full Story »

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FEDERAL LAW CONSTITUTIONAL LAW CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Ninth Circuit Reverses Conviction Due to Insufficient Evidence Concerning Internet Rant Threatening Candidate Obama

By Burton A. Rose, Esq. on 08/09/2011

In order to affirm a conviction under a threat statute that criminalizes pure speech, the court must find sufficient evidence that the speech at issue constitutes a true threat. Read Full Story »

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REAL PROPERTY

Episcopalian Evicted and Vestry Vacated

By James W. Cushing, Esq. on 11/09/2011

Over the last decade or so, due to theological division, with the Episcopal Church (Episcopal Church or National Church) choosing to proceed down a wide and liberal road and the orthodox within it choosing to proceed down a narrow and traditional road, a variety of civil litigation has emerged across the country between the Episcopal Church and the orthodox within it. Read Full Story »

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