On Monday, September 14, U.S. District Court Judge William S. Stickman IV became the first federal or state judge in Pennsylvania to strike down Governor Tom Wolf’s emergency orders relating to the COVID-19 pandemic....more
9/16/2020
/ Business Closures ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Due Process ,
Equal Protection ,
First Amendment ,
Governor Wolf ,
PA Supreme Court ,
Police Power ,
Public Gatherings ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Standard of Review
Across the country, state and local governments have responded to the coronavirus by limiting in various ways normal activities that were part of everyday life before the outbreak. A battery of lawsuits in state and federal...more
6/4/2020
/ Churches ,
Compelling Governmental Interest ,
Dissenting Opinions ,
Eminent Domain ,
Executive Orders ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Governor Newsom ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Motion for Relief ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
SCOTUS ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Social Distancing ,
South Bay United Pentecostal Church v Newsom ,
TRO