The Judiciary Is Afloat in Stormy Seas, Circuit Judge Tells Law Students

The judiciary is often referred to as the "third branch" of the federal government. But U.S. Court of Appeals Judge D. Brooks Smith of the Third Circuit, in a speech to Penn Law students this week, retold a joke told by one newly elected member of the House that would have given the federal courts a demotion.

Third Circuit Hears Challenge to State's Funeral Laws

The two dozen funeral directors who allege that Pennsylvania's Funeral Director Law is largely unconstitutional won on all but one claim after five years of litigation in the district court.

Dechert Gets DHL Verdict Slashed In Tenth Circuit

Dechert has helped DHL Express GmbH dramatically reduce a $30.5 million jury verdict stemming from its 2008 decision to pull out of the domestic shipping market.

Third Circuit Voids Judgment Against Girls Gone Wild Producer

A federal appeals court has vacated a New Jersey woman's $3 million judgment against Girls Gone Wild franchise founder Joseph Francis and related entities, finding the district court's assertion of jurisdiction was a stretch.

Third Circuit Keeps Ciavarella Behind Bars With Ruling

Former Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr.'s challenge to his 28-year sentence for his involvement in the "kids-for-cash" scandal has been rejected by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

The Judiciary Is Afloat in Stormy Seas, Circuit Judge Tells Law Students

The judiciary is often referred to as the "third branch" of the federal government. But U.S. Court of Appeals Judge D. Brooks Smith of the Third Circuit, in a speech to Penn Law students this week, retold a joke told by one newly elected member of the House that would have given the federal courts a demotion.

Third Circuit Judge Favors Recording Police Confessions

Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has said police confessions should be videotaped and reviewed by trial court judges pretrial.

Third Circuit OKs Dredging of the Delaware River

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has greenlighted the dredging of the Delaware River.

Third Circuit Grants Stay of Execution

Hubert Michael, who was convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl 20 years ago, has gotten a stay of execution from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Third Circuit Grants Stay of Execution

Hubert Michael, who was convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl 20 years ago, has gotten a stay of execution from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Third Circuit OKs Dredging of the Delaware River

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has greenlighted the dredging of the Delaware River.

Third Circuit Judge Favors Recording Police Confessions

Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has said police confessions should be videotaped and reviewed by trial court judges pretrial.

Third Circuit Grants Stay of Execution

Hubert Michael, who was convicted of raping and murdering a 16-year-old girl 20 years ago, has gotten a stay of execution from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Third Circuit OKs Dredging of the Delaware River

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has greenlighted the dredging of the Delaware River.

Third Circuit Judge Favors Recording Police Confessions

Judge Franklin S. Van Antwerpen of the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has said police confessions should be videotaped and reviewed by trial court judges pretrial.

Third Circuit Nudges Western District Judge on Time Limits

U.S. District Judge Arthur J. Schwab of the Western District of Pennsylvania wasn't ordered to amend the time limit he imposed for an upcoming trial, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit did suggest that he do so.

Second Circuit Strikes Key Provision of DOMA

A divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday held in Windsor v. United States, 12-2335-cv, that a federal law defining marriage as solely between one man and one woman violates the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the law.

Third Circuit Restates Prediction of Third Restatement Adoption in Pa.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has sent a strong signal that the federal trial courts in Pennsylvania should apply the Restatement (Third) of Torts, not the Restatement (Second) of Torts, to products liability cases in an order issued this week.

Third Circuit OKs Dredging of the Delaware River

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has greenlighted the dredging of the Delaware River.

Constitutional Claims of PHA Official Tossed by Third Circuit

Within 10 days of hearing arguments, a three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has thrown out claims made by a former executive assistant at the Philadelphia Housing Authority that he had been retaliated against for constitutionally protected speech.