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US appeals court upholds decision finding Pennsylvania statutes restricting youth gun possession unconstitutional

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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld its previous decision on Tuesday which found Pennsylvania statutes preventing “18-to-20-year-olds from carrying firearms outside their homes during a state of emergency” unconstitutional.

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Philadelphia district attorney sues Elon Musk for PAC money giveaways for illegal lottery

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The lawsuit alleges that the petition, with an offer to pay Pennsylvania registered voters, amounts to illegal lottery. Krasner noted in his press statement that the “civil action neither precludes nor requires potential future action under Pennsylvania criminal law.” He’s paying them to sign the petition.”

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Pennsylvania court declares state mail-in voting law unconstitutional

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The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Friday declared unconstitutional Pennsylvania’s “no-excuse mail-in voting law,” which permits voters to cast their ballots by mail without providing an excuse for their absence. Article XIII-D was added by Act 77, which provides that “any qualified elector may vote by mail.”

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear cases on statute of limitations, personal jurisdiction

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Norfolk Southern Railway Company , which focus on statute of limitations and personal jurisdiction issues. In Reed , petitioner Rodney Reed asked the court to decide when “the statute of limitations begins to run for an action under 42 U.S.C. The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari to two cases, Reed v.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders state police to disclose social media monitoring policy

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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that the state police (PSP) must disclose its social media monitoring policy to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania under the state’s right-to-know law (RTKL). The case is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court of Pennslyvania. Justice David N.

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“Pa. High Court Rejects Challenge to Statute Shielding Gun Companies From Civil Suit”

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High Court Rejects Challenge to Statute Shielding Gun Companies From Civil Suit”: Aleeza Furman of The Legal Intelligencer has this report on a unanimous ruling that the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania issued today.

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Montana Supreme Court affirms landmark climate ruling in favor of youth activists

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.” In August 2023, the First Judicial District Court found that the right to a clean and healthful environment “includes climate as part of the environmental life-support system,” that the plaintiffs had legal standing, and that two Montana statutes were unconstitutional.

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