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Pennsylvania Court orders newspapers to expunge private records of arrests

Filed under: Criminal Law Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ July 7, 2010

A Centre County court recently ordered local newspapers to expunge the records or arrests in five different cases, setting off a backlash of First Amendment rights stories in the media. The Philadelphia Inquirer and others reported the story, but it is noteworthy that as of yet it appears that none of the defendants have been […]

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All you ever wanted to know (perhaps more) about sex crimes in Pennsylvania

Filed under: Criminal Law, Sex Crimes Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ July 6, 2010

Check out our new content pertaining to sex crimes.

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Supreme Court upholds Second Amendment right to bear arms in striking down Chicago gun law

Filed under: Criminal Law, News Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ June 29, 2010

The SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES has decided MCDONALD v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS in an opinion handed down on June 28, 2010. Chicago’s firearms laws provide that “no person shall . . . possess . . . any firearm unless such person is the holder of a valid registration certificate for such firearm” […]

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FAIRLIE & LIPPY, PC IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE EXPANSION OF THE FIRM

Filed under: Fairlie & Lippy News, News Tags: by Liz @ June 16, 2010

It is with great pleasure that we announce Fairlie & Lippy, P.C. is expanding.  Stephen M. Geday, Esquire, has just joined our firm as a new associate. Stephen M. Geday is an experienced trial attorney, having argued cases in front of both judges and juries.  He is a former Assistant District Attorney, having worked in […]

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Fairlie & Lippy partners teach at Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 27th Annual Criminal Law Symposium

Filed under: Criminal Law, Fairlie & Lippy News, News Tags: by Steven F. Fairlie @ June 11, 2010

NORTH WALES, PA, June 10, 2010- A Seminar entitled “Ten Motions You May Not Have Filed” was taught by Steven F. Fairlie, Esquire and Elizabeth L. Lippy, Esquire, of the North Wales firm Fairlie & Lippy, P.C., at the 27th Annual Criminal Law Symposium held at the Hilton Hotel in Harrisburg, PA June 3-4, 2010. […]

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