| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
US v. HullUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Mere "possession" of a pipe bomb does not qualify as a "Federal crime of violence" under 18 U.S.C. section 842(p)(2)(A).
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07/28/2006 | 05-2028 |
Stepnowski v. Comm'r of Internal RevenueUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law, Tax Law
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue extended, until February 28, 2002, the deadline for pension plans to amend their present-value calculations to...
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07/27/2006 | 05-3665 |
Hill v. Borough of KutztownUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a case involving allegations that a borough mayor's campaign of harassment, defamation and retaliation deprived an employee of his job and damaged...
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07/26/2006 | 05-1356 |
Toussaint v. Attorney Gen. of the USUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Immigration Law
For purposes of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), criminal deportees are not recognized as a social group. A petition for review of a BIA's...
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07/26/2006 | 05-3311 |
In re: Kaiser Aluminum Corp.United States Third Circuit
Bankruptcy Law, ERISA, Elder Law
(Industry: Manufacturing) When an employer in Chapter 11 bankruptcy seeks to terminate multiple pension plans voluntarily under the "reorganization test," Congress intended the...
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07/26/2006 | 05-2695 |
Berckeley Inv. Group, Ltd. v. ColkittUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Procedure, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law, Remedies, Securities Law
(Industry: Project Finance) In a dispute over an "Offshore Convertible Securities Purchase Agreement" between an individual looking for financing for a business venture and a...
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07/25/2006 | 04-3844 |
Williams v. BitnerUnited States Third Circuit
Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
Denial of qualified immunity to prison officials with respect to a Muslim inmate's First Amendment claim, arising from his firing as a prison cook...
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07/25/2006 | 05-1930 |
US v. FloresUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, International Law, Sentencing, White Collar Crime
An attorney's conviction and sentence for conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and conspiracy to structure currency transactions...
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07/21/2006 | 05-1271 |
US v. MosleyUnited States Third Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
When a vehicle is illegally stopped by the police, no evidence found during the stop may be used by the government against any occupant of the vehicle...
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07/21/2006 | 05-1519 |
Lakeside Resort Enters., LP v. Bd. of Supervisors of Palmyra TownshipUnited States Third Circuit
Civil Rights, Government Law, Health Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A proposed drug- and alcohol-treatment facility qualifies as a dwelling under the Fair Housing Act under the facts of the case where residents of the...
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07/20/2006 | 05-1163 |