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Free Speech Decisions

February 18, 2010

By: Amanda J. Sundquist The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued new, and competing student free speech decisions. The cases names are becoming familiar to school districts across the region: Layshock v. Hermitage School District and J.S. v. Blue Mountain School District. Both cases address the …

New Earned Income Tax Consolidation Resources

January 18, 2010

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist The Department of Community and Economic Development has released its report “Earned Income Tax Consolidation Best Practices Report.” This resource may be helpful to school districts and municipalities which are navigating through the consolidation of the earned income tax collection system. For assistance utilizing information in the Report or …

First Anniversary of the New Right-to-Know Law

January 11, 2010

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist January 2010 marks the first anniversary of the implementation of the new Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law. The past year has been a year of firsts for local agencies, requesters, and the Office of Open Records as the law has been implemented and interpreted. Sixty-five determinations by the Office of Open Records …

Are Public Parks Permanent? Courts and Local Governments Grapple with Issues

January 8, 2010

By UTBF

Despite attempts by the City of Philadelphia and Fox Chase Cancer Center to make alternate use of a portion of Fairmont Park, their efforts have failed to date based upon a recent decision reached by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. In In Re Estate of Ryerss, -A.2d – (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009), the City of Philadelphia …

Cell Towers: Municipalities Now on the Clock

December 23, 2009

By Andrew Rau

By: Andrew D.H. Rau How fast does a local government have to move in processing a cell tower application? A new federal regulatory order attempts to speed the process. On November 19, 2009 the Federal Communications Commission issued an order that will impact municipalities and cell tower providers across the country. Known as the …

Developers Paying Tapping Fees Should Be Aware of the Time Limit To Challenge Fee Calculations

December 16, 2009

By Amanda Sundquist

By: Amanda J. Sundquist In Harleysville Homestead, Inc. v. Lower Salford Township Authority, 980 A.2d 749 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2009), a residential developer applied to the authority to secure public sanitary sewer service for its development. The developer and the authority entered into an agreement for the construction of sewer lines, under which the …

Personal Use of Company Computers: Does Attorney-Client Privilege Still Apply?

December 8, 2009

By UTBF

Read our recent post about personal use of company-owned computers. For more information on your rights, please contact our office.

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New Earned Income Tax Consolidation Resources

First Anniversary of the New Right-to-Know Law

Are Public Parks Permanent? Courts and Local Governments Grapple with Issues

Cell Towers: Municipalities Now on the Clock

Developers Paying Tapping Fees Should Be Aware of the Time Limit To Challenge Fee Calculations

Personal Use of Company Computers: Does Attorney-Client Privilege Still Apply?

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