by Lea Bickerton | Oct 23, 2009 | In the News, Jail Conditions
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the Allegheny County Jail has taped attorney-client telephone calls and released some of those tapes to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Jail officials contend that the taping was likely the inadvertent result of a change in...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 18, 2009 | Case Law Summaries, Constitutional Rights, Counterfeiting, Trademark Violations
Commonwealth v. Omar J-162A-B-2008 (10/05/2009)Topic: Trademark Counterfeiting – ConstitutionalitySummary: 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 4119, which prohibited the unauthorized use of a trademark, was struck down as being overbroad. The law prohibited any use of a...
by admin | Oct 4, 2009 | Legal Briefs
Commonwealth v. Harry Galendez 2009 PA Super 185 (9/16/2009) Topic: Defendant’s Right to be Present – Parole and Probation Searches Summary: The defendant and his counsel have the right to be present at every crucial stage of the trial process, including...
by Lea Bickerton | Sep 26, 2009 | In the News, Pittsburgh G20
On Saturday night, a group gathered in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh to protest police actions during demonstrations held during the two-day Pittsburgh G20 summit. While almost 200 people were arrested during the demonstrations on Thursday and Friday, as of 11:58...
by admin | Sep 26, 2009 | In the News
On Saturday night, a group gathered in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh to protest police actions during demonstrations held during the two-day Pittsburgh G20 summit. While almost 200 people were arrested during the demonstrations on Thursday and Friday, as of 11:58...
by Lea Bickerton | Sep 26, 2009 | In the News, Pittsburgh G20
Pittsburgh Police arrested 110 protestors who gathered in Schenley Plaza last night after the conclusion of the G20 Summit. Reports state that after 400 people gathered in Schenley Plaza to demonstrate in what was called a “Police Resistance Rally”,...
