A few of my clients have asked if the pools that they do at their "local water holes" or "blocks" are legal in Pennsylvania. The answer might surprise you. As of last November (2013), Pennsylvania allows for such better so long as specific situations are followed. See the story below: Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 2:45 … Continue reading With the Super Bowl a few days away, PA says get your bets in
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Supreme Court Hears Massachusetts Free Speech Case
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument in McCullen v. Coakley, a free speech case challenging Massachusetts’ law restricting the discussion of abortion on public sidewalks within 35 feet of an abortion clinic entrance. While the vehicles for free speech cases tend to be controversial topics, this discussion is limited to … Continue reading Supreme Court Hears Massachusetts Free Speech Case
PRESS RELEASE: Attorney Joshua Prince Secures Major Victory Against City of Erie
Today, the Commonwealth Court issued its decision in Justin Dillon v. City of Erie, 1038 CD 2013, which dealt with, in part, whether the City's ordinance prohibiting the possession of firearms in City parks, Ordinance 955.06(b), was invalid due to 18 Pa.C.S. Section 6120 - a municipal firearm regulation preemption statute. A copy of the … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Attorney Joshua Prince Secures Major Victory Against City of Erie
Study Reveals That More Armed, Law-Abiding Citizens Results in Less Murder . . . Who Knew?
A new study by Quinnipiac's Mark Gius adds more intellectual ammunition to the RKBA arsenal. Gius' study, published in Applied Economics Letters, found that between 1980 and 2009, murder rates were typically higher in states that had stricter concealed carry laws. After adjusting for variables, the study found, as quoted in the abstract: "states with restrictions … Continue reading Study Reveals That More Armed, Law-Abiding Citizens Results in Less Murder . . . Who Knew?
Big Brother Goes to Court…
The federal courts have begun to weigh in on the NSA surveillance techniques exposed by Edward Snowden and Glenn Greenwald. As with many instances of unsettled Constitutional law, the courts are split. The DC District Court found that the bulk collection of telephony metadata was "probably unconstitutional" and so granted Larry Klayman's request for a … Continue reading Big Brother Goes to Court…
Attorney Joshua Prince Elected as the Next President of the Pottstown Area Police Athletic League
It is with great pride and excitement that we announce that Attorney Joshua Prince of Prince Law Offices, P.C., and Chief Counsel of the Firearms Industry Consulting Group, a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., has been elected as the 2014 President of the Pottstown Area Police Athletic League (PAL). Joshua joined the Board in … Continue reading Attorney Joshua Prince Elected as the Next President of the Pottstown Area Police Athletic League
“Let Them Store Firearms!”: Florida Appeals Court Finds State Preempts University Firearms Regulation
(As I am not licensed in Florida, nothing in this article should be construed as legal advice in the State of Florida.) While this may not be the winter of our discontent, it seems to be shaping up to be the winter of preemption. As Prince Law Offices awaits the Commonwealth Court's determination in its … Continue reading “Let Them Store Firearms!”: Florida Appeals Court Finds State Preempts University Firearms Regulation
6th Annual Prince Law Offices Community Meal!
Tomorrow, December 7, 2013, Prince Law Offices, P.C., will host its 6th annual Community Meal at its Reading office, located at 42 S. 5th St., Reading Pa. (the Community Meal will actually be held behind the office, off of Wood St.). Every year, between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Prince Law Offices hosts this community meal for … Continue reading 6th Annual Prince Law Offices Community Meal!
Prince Law Offices, P.C. Selected to Draft Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
By Tom Odom, Esq. In January 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral argument on the question of whether President Obama exceeded his constitutional authority in purporting to appoint several members of the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") without seeking Senate confirmation of the nominees. The NLRB had authority to hear and decide labor … Continue reading Prince Law Offices, P.C. Selected to Draft Brief for the U.S. Supreme Court
Religious Freedom Scores a Victory in the D.C. Circuit: Gilardi v. HHS and the Free Exercise of Religion
On November 1, the D.C. Circuit held that the Affordable Care Act’s [ACA] contraceptive mandate “trammels the right of free exercise – a right that lies at the core of our constitutional liberties . . .” The case – Gilardi v. U.S. Dep’t of H.H.S. - was brought by two brothers from Ohio, Francis and … Continue reading Religious Freedom Scores a Victory in the D.C. Circuit: Gilardi v. HHS and the Free Exercise of Religion
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