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” The Commonwealth court said, “stated simply, to pass constitutional muster, the Commonwealth’s participation in RGGI must be achieved through legislation duly enacted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 9:29 am by RKG Law
She earned her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Public Policy from Gettysburg College and her Juris Doctor from Widener University Commonwealth Law School. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 5:52 am by Nathan Dorn
The author of the book, Jean Bodin, is probably better known for his book Les Six livres de la République (Six Books on the Commonwealth), written in 1576, a work for which he became one of the most important French political thinkers of the 16th century. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 12:54 am by David Pocklington
There are no graves identified as war graves by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission [10]. [read post]
30 Oct 2023, 8:39 am by Brian E. Barreira
Brian Albert’s brief in opposition to his cell phone information being accessed by the defense:  BD-2023-0343 memorandum Karen Read’s reply brief (response to briefs of DA and Brian Albert):   SJ-2023-0343 reply to the Commonwealth’s opposition Karen Read’s motion for supplemental information to be considered by the SJC:  SJ-2023-0343 motion for leave and to impound      SJ-2023-0343 supplemental record appendix [read post]
23 Oct 2023, 6:16 pm by Jeanne Huang
The passengers (supported by the Commonwealth Attorney-General and ACCC, as interveners) took a different starting point — the threshold question is whether the forum law, as a matter of interpretation, applies to the contract irrespective of the parties’ usage of an exclusive jurisdiction clause. [read post]
23 Oct 2023, 11:54 am by Chris Sutton
In a case with significant consequences for gig economy workers and businesses in the Commonwealth, the Virginia Court of Appeals ruled recently that Amazon Logistics, Inc. [read post]
20 Oct 2023, 4:38 pm by Patricia Salkin
On appeal, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (appellate court) held that in order to be granted a variance by estoppel, the following elements must be shown: (1) the municipality’s failure to enforce the zoning ordinance for a long period, when the municipality knew or should have known of the violation but acquiesced in the illegal use; (2) good faith and innocent reliance by the landowner on the validity of the use throughout the proceedings; (3) substantial expenditures by the… [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 8:01 pm by Jon Katz
Persuadability to the a criminal defendan's favor always is more desireable in a Virginia assistant commonwealth's attorney / prosecutor than likability that never translates into benefits for the accused's liberty, reputation and livelihood. [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 7:23 pm by David Bernstein
Like many states, Virginia has a law, aimed at hate groups like the KKK (and, for that matter, SJP), prohibiting the wearing of face coverings in public, except for theatrical or medical reasons or during a state of health emergency (which does not currently exist in Virginia): "It shall be unlawful for any person over 16 years of age to, with the intent to conceal his identity, wear any mask, hood or other device whereby a substantial portion of the face is hidden or covered so as to conceal… [read post]
19 Oct 2023, 8:02 am by Ana Muñoz
   The Anti-SLAPP statute provides a means to seek dismissal of a legal claim that is based solely on a party’s “right of petition under the constitution of the United States or of the commonwealth. [read post]
17 Oct 2023, 9:09 am by Christopher G. Hill
Of course, in the Commonwealth of Virginia where I practice law the contract is king and public policy generally has no bearing on the “deal” laid out in a contract. [read post]
In a welcomed statement made at the time of publishing this briefing, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office confirmed that it was carefully considering the judgment and the extent to which it may seek to clarify the position on this issue. [read post]
16 Oct 2023, 6:41 am by Nicholas Stephanopoulos
Kosuke Imai and Ruth Greenwood wrote this column for CommonWealth on some of their data visualization projects for redistricting. [read post]
15 Oct 2023, 9:00 am by Daniel M. Kowalski
This includes petitions for: Current H-2B workers in the United States who extend their stay, change employers, or change the terms and conditions of their employment; Fish roe processors, fish roe technicians, and/or supervisors of fish roe processing; and Workers performing labor or services in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands and/or Guam from Nov. 28, 2009, until Dec. 31, 2029. [read post]
14 Oct 2023, 8:19 pm by Jon Katz
Your prosecutor and police officer have their own agenda, and you are not part of it, except to the extent that the Fairfax chief prosecutor and some other Virginia commonwealth's attorneys do more than engage in mere lip service about reducing the severe harm in some instances that convictions and various sentences can inflict on criminal defendants. [read post]