My recently retired colleague, Mark Ashton, wrote a great analysis of the U.S. Supreme Court case, U.S. v. Rahimi, and posed some interesting questions about where future challenges related
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Facebook Antagonist Has Conviction Reinstated
We’ve reported on the United States v. Elonis in the past. This case involved a Northampton County man who made a series of threats on his Facebook page directed
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Post on Social Media, Go to Jail – How a Facebook Post Violated a Court Order
A recent criminal case addressed, in part, an issue we saw in the case of Elonis v. United States. The Elonis case went to the U.S. Supreme Court which
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PA COURTS WILL ENFORCE OUT-OF-STATE RESTRAINING ORDERS
Like many border areas of states, living in eastern Pennsylvania commonly results in legal issues
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Temporary PFA Orders Require Ex Parte Hearings
The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently rendered an Opinion in the case of Ferko-Fox v. Fox, 2013 Pa.Super 1888. This Opinion is important from the standpoint that it affirms the requirement
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Indirect Criminal Contempts in PFA’s Net Multiple Convictions
Protection from Abuse (aka “PFA”) Orders are Pennsylvania’s version of what is colloquially known as the “restraining order.” What makes the PFA unusual is that it is a civil action, but
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