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- Update: Additional Petitioners Added to Pennsylvania Cap-and-Trade Program PetitionMarch 1, 2019
CLE Program: Reflections on the 13th Anniversary of the Intelligent Design Case, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District and its Legal Implications.October 29, 2018- Supreme Court Kiboshes Kids’ Climate Claims (For Now)October 22, 2018
Update: Additional Petitioners Added to Pennsylvania Cap-and-Trade Program Petition
/in Blog, Call to the Bar /by Rachel GallegosOn February 28, 2019, the Clean Air Council and other petitioners for an economy-wide cap-and-trade program in Pennsylvania submitted a supplemental petition for the purpose of adding to the list of petitioners. The list now includes 192 environment leaders. Supplemental petition can be found here: Climate Petitioner Feb 28 Supplemental Submission w email
CLE Program: Reflections on the 13th Anniversary of the Intelligent Design Case, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District and its Legal Implications.
/in Blog, EVENTS, News /by Steve HarveyNovember 1, 2018 Speakers: Steve Harvey with Lauri Lebo and Eric Rothschild Steve will be joined by Eric Rothschild, his co-counsel in the noted case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, and journalist Lauri Lebo, who covered the trial and later wrote a book about the experience, The Devil in Dover An Insider’s Story […]
Supreme Court Kiboshes Kids’ Climate Claims (For Now)
/in Blog, Call to the Bar, Climate Change, Supreme Court /by Steve HarveyOn Friday, October 19, Chief Justice Roberts issued an administrative stay order in Juliana v. U.S., a lawsuit over climate change in federal court in Oregon against the federal government with a group of children as plaintiffs. https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/101918zr1_086c.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0M2xwMUaoXOWUc8yuKFnXKqvImJk50pPiu0J8gULSPVhoN9jpoI9mlF5M The trial was scheduled to begin on October 29. The case survived motions to dismiss in […]
Advancement versus Indemnification: One Issue Every Litigator and Business Lawyer Should Spot
/in Blog /by Steve HarveyThe issue is called advancement of fees and expenses, and it can make or break a lawsuit for the client, the plaintiff’s counsel, and the business lawyer who had the foresight to include it in the operative contract. Here’s why. Indemnification for Corporate Agents Under corporation statutes in Delaware and most other states, when a […]
CLE Program: Scientific Expertise in the Courtroom
/in Blog, EVENTS, News /by Steve HarveyThursday, March 29, 2018 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Science History Institute 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia Testimony by scientific experts plays a key role in criminal and civil cases throughout the U.S. Yet it is an area that is continually evolving as cutting-edge scientific procedures are developed and new ethical questions are raised. Villanova University Charles […]
Federal Judge Says School District Flunks Its Obligation to Educate Students Who Don’t Speak English by Making Them Take Class Taught Only In English
/in Blog, Civil Rights, Education, Federal Court /by Steve HarveyA decision issued by federal Judge Edward G. Smith in Pennsylvania last Friday confirms our faith in the ability of the legal system to get it right. The issue was whether 5 students living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who came from Somalia, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burma had a right to attend a […]