Cities, including Philadelphia, and landfill operators, sued to challenge a New Jersey law that prevented out-of-State waste from being treated or disposed of within New Jersey. The trial court judge declared the law unconstitutional because it violated the Commerce Clause, by which the Constitution...
Should businesses be able to rely on religious liberty to avoid antidiscrimination laws? Certain faith traditions do not recognize, or support, same-sex marriage. Individuals and business owners within these faiths often struggle when faced with state laws and city ordinances that prohibit ...
A Philadelphia lawsuit against the state in 2007 that argued lawmakers had created a "state of danger" was also thrown out on the grounds that the city could not enact its own gun laws. In: Gun Pennsylvania Lawsuit Homicide Gun Violence ...
The lawsuit raised what Brobson called a novel approach to the constitutionality and validity of firearms preemption laws. The plaintiffs argued the laws violate the constitutional guarantee of due process of law, constitute a type of state-created danger,...
Labor unions representing thousands of Philadelphia city employees sued to block Mayor Cherelle Parker's mandate that full-time city employees return to working in the office.
aPolice in the US city of Philadelphia say they have arrested three people who imprisoned three men and a woman with mental disabilities in a small and squalid basement room, and collected their social security cheques. The four victims were found malnourished and suffering from bedsores. At ...
The New Philadelphia Health Department works to promote better health for our citizens, to maintain a healthful environment and to collaborate in the prevention of diseases and disabilities. We do this by providing Clinic Services to citizens, a variety of Environmental Health Progams, and issuance ...
Another bill revised the definitions of “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” in The Philadelphia Code, and requires gender-inclusive bathrooms on each floor of City Hall, Philadelphia Gay News reported. Kieran McIntire, a sophomore at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and...
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LETTER V. Visit to the City of Philadelphia. Remarks on the Friends. Laws and Institutions of William Penn. Penal Code. Dr. Rush. Abolition of the Slave Trade. Emancipation of the Slaves in the Northern States. Condition of the Negro in the Northern States. Citation Information Vi...