tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2009-03-31:/third_circuit/33 2013-05-22T15:52:05Z News and information from the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, brought to you by FindLaw.com. Movable Type Enterprise 4.38 http://images.findlaw.com/logo/logo_lp_rss.gif tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39993 2013-05-22T15:50:12Z 2013-05-22T15:52:05Z Kelly Cheung The video game industry is not off the hook just yet. Former Rutgers football player, Ryan Hart, just got the go ahead from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to continue his Electronic Arts lawsuit. Hart had sued EA for...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/m7a6Gcekx2Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/05/ryan-harts-electronic-arts-video-game-lawsuit-not-over-yet.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39942 2013-05-20T19:01:17Z 2013-05-20T17:52:55Z Kelly Cheung What is the difference between a break and a recess? That was the issue that the Third Circuit had to grapple with in their latest opinion. President Obama made a recess appointment for the National Labor Relations Board during an...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/VSAOBthfE2E" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/05/3rd-circuit-invalidates-obamas-recess-appointments.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39916 2013-05-17T19:01:34Z 2013-05-17T17:31:27Z William Peacock, Esq. http://www.linkedin.com/in/williampeacockesq When I first stumbled upon the case of Mr. Pelullo, the first words that caught my eye were “mafia” and “organized crime.” He had been indicted, along with Nicky Scarfo, Jr. (the son of a convicted crime family boss), in...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/htKUI5i98Co" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/05/salvatore-l-pelullo-still-a-pre-trial-detainee-at-fdc-philadelphia.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39681 2013-05-01T18:58:22Z 2013-05-01T18:44:54Z Robyn Hagan Cain An appellate brief is anything but brief. In the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the body of principal briefs can be up 30 pages (or 14,000 words/1,300 lines), and the body of reply briefs can be up to 15 pages...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/boXeka1MbZU" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/05/third-circuit-changes-its-briefs.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39607 2013-04-26T19:01:50Z 2013-04-26T16:48:02Z Robyn Hagan Cain Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, immigration officials “shall take into custody any deportable alien who has committed various crimes” when the alien is released from detention for those crimes. Officials hold those aliens without any possibility of release while...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/y2jANcRI-xk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/does-mandatory-detention-have-an-expiration-date.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39571 2013-04-24T19:45:20Z 2013-04-24T19:46:21Z Robyn Hagan Cain If you have clients who are lucky enough to have millions in the bank and a home in the Virgin Islands, you might want to brush up on a recent tax ruling from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals about...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/HyytBuekxxg" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/want-to-establish-residency-bring-pets-and-personal-property.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39474 2013-04-17T20:02:42Z 2013-04-17T20:02:17Z Robyn Hagan Cain Last year, the Sixth Circuit surpassed the Ninth Circuit as the most-reversed federal appellate court, according to the ABA Journal. This term, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals is looking like a real contender for the most mistaken crown. Last...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/N0gcvy0oPoQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/can-the-third-circuit-get-anything-right-scotus-reverses-again.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39426 2013-04-12T19:10:15Z 2013-04-12T19:10:30Z Robyn Hagan Cain Shawn Allison, a native and citizen of Jamaica, entered the U.S. without inspection in 1994. In 2011, the Department of Homeland Security charged him with removability as an alien present without being admitted or paroled. Allison conceded removability, but disputed...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/GNuLEFgE0Nk" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/anti-american-attitude-doesnt-warrant-asylum.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39376 2013-04-10T16:29:20Z 2013-04-10T16:29:41Z Robyn Hagan Cain We finally have a new judge on the Third Circuit bench. Tuesday, the Senate confirmed New Jersey Judge Patty Shwartz by a 64-34 vote for a seat on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, The Associated Press reports. She will...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/rYEK4jWOyvA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/senate-confirms-judge-patty-shwartz-for-third-circuit.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39262 2013-04-03T18:57:20Z 2013-04-03T16:56:46Z Robyn Hagan Cain Under the Hyde Amendment, a district court in a criminal case “may award to a prevailing party, other than the United States, a reasonable attorney’s fee and other litigation expenses, where the court finds that the position of the United...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/eXE6diqVybY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/04/no-prosecutorial-misconduct-no-hyde-amendment-payout.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39211 2013-03-29T19:14:02Z 2013-03-29T19:14:17Z Robyn Hagan Cain Nathaniel Benjamin was arrested while on parole and living with his fianc�e, Stacy Esprit. Benjamin’s parole officer, who knew that Benjamin’s license had been suspended, observed Benjamin driving, and he organized a search of Esprit’s home, where Benjamin was residing....<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/MXtxGb2uz8E" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/03/merger-interruption-required-for-separate-possession-convictions.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39171 2013-03-27T19:04:58Z 2013-03-27T19:04:14Z Robyn Hagan Cain Comcast may have won the Supreme Court battle, but it has lost the public relations war. Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that lower courts had improperly certified millions of disgruntled Comcast customers as a class because...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/G5tg-N7WMiM" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/03/comcast-prevails-in-antitrust-class-action-dispute.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39114 2013-03-22T20:32:47Z 2013-03-22T20:32:12Z Robyn Hagan Cain Tamika Covington just wants to ref boys’ high school varsity basketball games. After more than 10 years as a basketball official in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Covington sued various entities that have some role in high school athletics in New...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/IqB1svhDp9g" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/03/female-ref-gets-another-shot-at-suing-the-nj-basketball-boys-club.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.39048 2013-03-20T13:01:38Z 2013-03-19T23:59:57Z Robyn Hagan Cain Do law enforcement agents need to obtain a warrant based on probable cause to track a vehicle's movements? Didn't we get an answer to this question last year in U.S. v. Jones? Are we stuck in a time warp? Not...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/DySKI1VLOvA" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/03/third-circuit-hears-warrantless-gps-tracking-arguments.html tag:blogs.findlaw.com,2013:/third_circuit//33.38983 2013-03-15T19:01:48Z 2013-03-15T17:53:03Z Robyn Hagan Cain Atlantic City is New Jersey’s second-city of gambling, so why shouldn’t New Jersey be able to offer visitors that same perks that Nevada receives? No, no. New Jersey isn’t asking for those extra-perky perks. The Garden State just wants sports...<br/> <br/> Keep reading at FindLaw's U.S. Third Circuit blog...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/USThirdCircuit/~4/lh6LqnfzrVE" height="1" width="1"/> http://blogs.findlaw.com/third_circuit/2013/03/new-jersey-betting-on-3rd-circuit-to-revive-sports-gambling-law.html