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  • PA Superior Court Rejects Random Searches of Home as Condition of Probation
  • Ninth Circuit: Deleted Computer File Not Enough For Child Porn Conviction
  • Third Circuit Upholds Warrant in Child Pornography Case
  • PA Supreme Court Finds Search of Woman’s Purse Unreasonable
  • Third Circuit Criticizes Child Porn Sentencing Guidelines
  • Peer-to-Peer Networks Remain Target of Child Pornography Investigations
  • “Mini-Madoff” Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison
  • “Massive Frauds” on the Rise
  • Facebook Fraud a Serious Concern
  • Charges Dropped Against Rapper T.I.
  • Juror’s Use of iPhone Causes Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
  • New Jersey Court Throws Out State’s Fraud Suit Against Springsteen Ticket Sellers
  • Sentencing in Drug Case Vacated
  • Counsel can be Deemed Ineffective for Failing to Advise a Defendant of Collateral Consequences
  • Prosecutorial Misconduct Causes Reversal in Drug Case
  • Drunk Driving Conviction Upheld
  • US Supreme Court Holds State Employer May Investigate Employees’ Electronically Stored Data When Search is Legitimately Work-Related
  • United States Court of Appeals Hears Arguments in Two Students Cases, Suspended for “Bashing” School Officials on the Internet
  • Superior Court of Pennsylvania Upholds Act which Allows for Civil Detainment of Offenders Deemed Sexually Dangerous
  • Two Suspects Indicted In Philadelphia for Their Role in an Illegal Online Pharmacy
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds that Trial Court May Impose Both Mandatory Minimum and Conditional Minimum Sentences upon a Defendant, Pursuant to State Statutes
  • Supreme Court of the United States Rules Prisoners Deemed Sexually Dangerous May Be Detained Beyond Sentence
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Holds No Right to Privacy When One’s Hard Drive is Installed in Someone Else’s ComputerWithout Password Protection
  • Supreme Court of the United States Holds Failure to Inform Defendant of the Potential for Deportation Prior to Entering a Plea of Guilt Amounts to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
  • Courts Begin Cracking-Down on E-Savvy Jurors
  • No Decision yet from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals In Sexting vs. Child Pornography Case
  • Philadelphia Appellate Court Upholds Conspiracy Conviction in One Hundred Kilogram Cocaine Trafficking Case
  • Supreme Court of the United States to ConsiderTwenty Year Old Political Corruption Law
  • Serial Child Pornography Offender Sentenced to One Hundred Eighty Months Special Conditions upon Release
  • Child Pornography Victim Seeks Restitution From Those Convicted of Possessing her Images
  • Federal Courts are Split on the Imposition of Internet Bans as Penalty
  • Supreme Court of the United States Hears Arguments on the Detainment of Sexual Predators
  • Superior Court of Pennsylvania Upholds Suppression Order, Holding Pennsylvania Constitution Provides Greater Protections than Federal
  • Consecutive Sentences for Multiple Victims Upheld, No Mitigation without Justification on Record
  • Attorneys Not Subject to Criminal Penalties under Federal Money Laundering Statute
  • Police Cannot Prolong Investigations for Purpose of Increasing Potential Penalties
  • United States Court of Appeals Holds Registration and Reporting Requirements of SORNA Unconstitutional As Applied to Adjudicated Juveniles
  • Downward Departure from Sentencing Guidelines Must Result in Final Sentence Below the Original Guideline
  • Sixth Circuit US Court of Appeals Holds Inevitable Discovery Doctrine Does Not Allow for Circumvention of Warrant Requirement
  • Superior Court of New Jersey Denies Motion for Summary Judgment, Finds Employer could be Liable for Employee’s Use of Work Computer to Send and View Child Pornography
  • United States Court of Appeals Rules Delaware’ Sports Betting Plan Violates Federal Law
  • Supreme Court of the United States Holds Using Cellular Telephones to Arrange Misdemeanor Drug Purchases Does Not Constitute Facilitation
  • Superior Court of Pennsylvania Upholds Suppression Order Under Pennsylvania's Wiretap Act
  • Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Holds Police Must Have Reasonable Suspicion of Intoxication In Order for Implied Consent Violation to Carry Suspension
  • Superior Court of Pennsylvania Rules the State Carries the Burden of Proof in Expungement Hearings
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Use of an Adult Intermediary for Purposes of Child Pornography Constitutes Attempt under United States Statute
  • Third Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Special Conditions of Supervised Release in Child Pornography Case
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Affirms No Right to Counsel for DUI Chemical Testing
  • Strip Search of Child by School Officials Found Excessively Intrusive by Supreme Court
  • Supreme Court Holds Defendant has the Right to Cross-Examine Forensic Analysts in Criminal Trials
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules Accessing and Viewing Child Pornography over the Internet Constitutes Control under Sexual Abuse of Children Statute
  • Minnesota Legislature Interprets Federal Law to Allow States to Block Internet Gambling Sites, Raising First Amendment Concerns
  • U.S. Supreme Court Rules Search of a Vehicle Following an Arrest Must be Reasonably Necessary and Related to the Offense
  • Third Circuit Follows Olhovsky Decision with another Pro-Defense Opinion in Tomko – Ruling a Lenient Sentence Is Not Unreasonable
  • Third Circuit Holds Government Contracted Psychologist May Be Subpoenaed To Testify Favorably For Defendant at Sentencing
  • United States Supreme Court to Decide Whether Videos of Dog Figting, Other Forms of Animal Cruelty, Are Protected by the First Amendment's Right of Free Speech
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Will No-Longer Require Exigent Circumstances for Police to Obtain a Telephonic Search Warrant, Defining Exigent Circumstances in the Process
  • Federal Law Prohibiting Those Convicted of Misdemeanor Domestic Violence from Possessing Firearms is Strengthened by Recent Supreme Court Ruling
  • Underage "Sexting" Now Punishable as a Sex Crime in a Growing Number of Jurisdictions
  • Supreme Court of the United States Elects Not to Hear Arguments on the Constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act
  • Governor Rendell Calls for Legislation to Eliminate the Possibility of Parole for Repeat Offenders of Violent Crimes in Pennsylvania
  • White-Collar Fraud Expected to Increase as Recessionary Economy Continues
  • UNLIKE ROUTINE BORDER INSPECTION, REASONABLE SUSPICION REQUIRED TO SEARCH A PASSENGER’S CABIN ABOARD CRUISE SHIP
  • New Jersey Superior Court Finds Standard of Reasonable Suspicion Necessary to Search Student's Vehicle
  • Harsher Penalties for Manufacturing a Controlled Substance than Simply Possessing the Same Quantity, Upheld By Pennsylvania Superior Court
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Rules Reliability of a Confidential Informant is a Factor when Determining Reasonable Suspicion
  • Philadelphia Teen Sentenced to 25-50 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder of Philadelphia Police Officers
  • United States Supreme Court Denies Motions of Obese Ohio Man Sentenced to Death
  • New Jersey Man Sentenced to Six-Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin Ring
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Mandatory Minimum Sentence for Man Convicted on Multiple Counts of Drug Trafficking
  • New Jersey Supreme Court to Decide whether Search Warrants are Necessary in Traffic Stops
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Holds that Acceptance into ARD Program Constitutes a Conviction for Sentencing Purposes on Subsequent Offenses
  • Pennsylvania Mayors Pledge to Enact Strict Gun Laws
  • U.S. Court of Appeals takes Broad View in NY RICO Case, Reinstates Convictions of Two Defendants
  • New Jersey Governor Amends State’s Comprehensive Drug Reform Act to Allow Discretion for Suspension of Driving Privileges
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Conviction where Evidence of Trafficking Outweighs Expert Testimony of Personal Use
  • Corruption Trial for Pennsylvania State Senator Begins This Week
  • Pennsylvania Appellate Court Upholds Suppression of Evidence Obtained through Coercive Traffic Stop
  • Prosecutors Given New Guidelines for Investigating White Collar Crime
  • Former Philadelphia Area Camp Counselor Indicted on Charges of Child Pornography
  • Man Convicted of Sexual Assault in Philadelphia, Extradited to Idaho to Stand Trial on Additional Charges of Rape
  • Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Conviction of Attempted Murder, Despite Absence of Deadly Weapon
  • Pennsylvania Man Given Permission to Enter ARD Program, Despite Being Convicted of a Prior Felony Which was Expunged
  • Recorded Phone Conversation Ruled Inadmissible in Pennsylvania Sex Abuse Case
  • Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Requires More than Police Experience to Constitute Probable Cause to Search Following a Perceived Drug Deal
  • Charges Filed in International Credit Card Fraud Ring
  • Scientist Believed to be Responsible for Anthrax Terror was Tracked via DNA
  • New Jersey Lawmaker Resigns amid Child Pornography Investigation
  • Professional Baseball Player Charged with Felony Assault for Involvement in On-Field Brawl
  • United States Court of Appeals Upholds Ruling that Child Online Protection Act is Unconstitutional
  • Pennsylvania's DUI Laws Apply to More Than Just Motor Vehicles
  • Philadelphia Youth Suspected of DUI and Vehicular Homicide Hurts His Defense with MYSPACE Page
  • Philadelphia and New York City Defrauded of Thousands of Dollars
  • Philadelphia to Begin Enforcing Law Requiring the Reporting of Lost Firearms
  • Mortgage Fraud Increase Leads to FBI Crackdown
  • MONEY LAUNDERING CASES NOW POSE GREATER BURDEN FOR PROSECUTION
  • PHILADELPHIA JUDGE RULES DEFENDANT NOT IN VIOLATION OF IMPLIED CONSENT, OVERTURNS LICENSE SUSPENSION
  • U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES ABSENT WITNESSES CANNOT HAVE TESTIMONY ADMITTED
  • ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE BILL EXPECTED TO PASS U.S. SENATE VOTE WITH EASE
  • UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT MAKES FIRST EVER RULING REGARDING SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
  • FORMER PHILADELPHIA EAGLE JEVON KEARSE VIOLATES IMPLIED CONSENT LAW
  • PHILADELPHIA AREA THEFTS TIED TO NATIONWIDE VICTORIA’S SECRET “PANTY-RAID”
  • R. KELLY NOT GUILTY IN CHILD PORNOGRAPHY TRIAL
  • DRUNK DRIVER SENTENCED TO 56 YEARS IN PRISON
  • BUSINESS OWNER, PHYSICAL THERAPIST INDICTED ON FEDERAL HEALTH CARE FRAUD SCHEME
  • BUFFALO BILLS RUNNING BACK COULD FACE GRAND JURY FOR HIT-AND-RUN
  • PENNSYLVANIA OUTLAWS NAKED PICTURES OF MINORS TAKEN BY CAMERA PHONES
  • WRESTLER’S DOCTOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO DRUG OFFENSES
  • FOOTBALL PLAYER ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH FELONY FRAUD
  • RAPPER WARREN G WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR MARIJUANA OFFENSE
  • SENATE CONSIDERS BILL REQUIRING TECHNICIANS TO REPORT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
  • PENNSYLVANIA SUPREME COURT TO DEFINE "CONTROL" OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
  • PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SENTENCED FOR DUI, RESISTING ARREST
  • LANCASTER MAN CHARGED WITH DRUNK DRIVING FOR BEING A GOOD FRIEND
  • PHILADELPHIA DRUG CASE OVERTURNED, POLICE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING NOT ENOUGH
  • DRUNK DRIVER GIVEN PROBATION FOR ACCIDENT WITH SANDRA BULLOCK
  • PENNSYLVANIA MAN SUCCESSFULLY CHALLENGES STATE’S “MEGAN’S LAW”
  • DRUNK DRIVER DETAINED BY PARAMEDIC HELD LAWFUL
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