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City of Reading's recycling fee not preempted by PA Solid Waste Management Act

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 18 2013

A resident of the City of Reading (the "City") claimed that the City's recycling ordinance was preempted by the Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management

Can a female prison guard sue prison officials for sexual harassment by inmates who were allowed to watch violent and sexually explicit movies?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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February 4 2013

We recently read an Associated Press report about a female prison guard in Iowa who sued prison officials on these grounds, claiming that the movies

Another college case: what's the actual ability to pay?

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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January 7 2013

At the start of the week when most parents who have college students are writing that second semester check (gulp), the Appellate Division has decided a

President Judge Schmehl nominated for federal bench vacancy

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

The Berks County legal community received some good (and long overdue) news on Monday, when President Barack Obama announced that he has nominated President Judge Jeffrey L. Schmehl of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas to serve as judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Councilman promotes youth courts for city

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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November 30 2012

Youth courts were established in Philadelphia in 1998. While currently only a handful of schools implement the system, City Councilman Curtis J. Jones, Jr

Decision regarding SALDO waivers could streamline plan approval process

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 26 2012

In Ray v. Board of Supervisors of East Pikeland Township the Chester County Court of Common Pleas issued a decision that could prove useful to developers looking to obtain a decision on SALDO waivers prior to the preparation and submission of land development plans

Judge approves new firefighter exam that NYC claims will have no disparate impact

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 4 2012

A federal judge has just approved a new entry-level firefighters test for New York City, which has the largest firefighting force in the country

Southern Air files Chapter 11 petitions for bankruptcy in Delaware

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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October 3 2012

On September 28, 2012, Southern Air Holdings, along with various related entities, filed chapter 11 petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware

The "ministerial exception" and a post- Hosanna-Tabor decision

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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August 5 2012

On January 11, 2012, we reported about a significant First Amendment religious freedom decision involving the “ministerial exception” which was decided that day by the Supreme Court, Hosanna-Tabor Church v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

FOIA requests expedited

Fox Rothschild LLP
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USA
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June 3 2012

In its recent decision, Hajro v. U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Servs., No. 08-1350, 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 117964 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 12, 2011) (Grewal, Mag.)., the Northern District Court of California set a period of 30 business days for the Federal Government to respond to FOIA requests in an effort to require the government to provide efficient service to taxpayers

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