Barrett on Constitutional Interpretation Falco Anthony Muscante II On September 26, President Trump nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to fill the vacancy on the United States Supreme Court resulting from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death.[1] Justice Ginsburg served as an Associate Justice […]
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The Notorious RBG’s Majority Opinion–Opera is Supreme
The Notorious RBG’s Majority Opinion–Opera is Supreme By: Annie J. Rago, 3E Not only has the United States Supreme Court lost one of the most influential justices of our time; so, too, has the opera world lost an ardent supporter. From the very young age of 11, Justice Ginsberg […]
Eviction moratoriums are expiring. What comes next?
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Sarah Thomas, Staff Writer In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, elected officials are grasping for solutions to stave-off a mass wave of evictions. [1] Mandated business closures have left many Americans without a paycheck [2] , causing renters and homeowners to struggle to […]
Coronavirus and the Residential Real Estate Market
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Elizabeth Fitch, Feature Editor When asked how he envisions the real estate market will change over the course of the next few months, Sam Chaudhry, real estate broker and managing partner at Remax, confidently stated, “real estate is still on fire.” [1] While […]
Expanding and Fine-Tuning Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate Law
Pictured provided courtesy of Pixabay By: Margaret Potter, Feature Editor In June 2019, Pennsylvania became the first state to adopt a law that utilizes technology to automatically seal certain criminal records from public view. [1] This law was created with public support to help remove barriers that having a public […]
A Temporary Sigh of Relief for Dreamers
Photo provided courtesy of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) By Shreya Desai, Staff Writer During Donald Trump’s presidency, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”), has continuously been litigated. [1] DACA is a program that allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children to remain […]
Business Interruption Insurance in Pandemic Pennsylvania
Photo provided courtesy of Unsplash.com By Giulia Schaub, Editor-in-Chief Following mandates to cease regular business operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses across the nation have suffered significant financial loss to prevent the spread of the virus. As a result, many business owners are seeking to cover these losses through […]
Employment Law Round-Up: Summer 2020
Photo provided courtesy of Freeimages.com By: Samantha Cook, Staff Writer This summer – has there really been a summer? – has upended life as we know it, and for many Americans, their jobs are their lives. Amid a pandemic, a social justice revolution, and the highest unemployment rate since […]
Corporate Espionage in Pennsylvania
Photo provided courtesy of Pixabay.com By Stephen Hodzic, Blog Editor On January 27th, 2020, the Hershey Company of Hershey, Pennsylvania, filed a breach of contract suit against a former executive who had recently left the company. [1] The executive, Doug Behrens, is now employed with KIND LLC as a chief […]
DEP Responds to Grand Jury’s Investigations into Fracking
Photo provided courtesy of Pixaby.com By David McPeak, Blog Editor The findings of a two-year Grand Jury investigation into criminal violations of Pennsylvania’s environmental laws by natural gas producers was recently accepted by a judge in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. [1] The State Wide Investigating grand […]