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Attended Glen Mills? You Have Options.

Filed under: News, Uncategorized by Contributor @ March 7, 2020

If you or someone you know attended Glen Mills, you may have legal options. Please contact us today to discuss your experience and the recourse you may have, even if you attended decades ago. Former Glen Mills students will soon have their day in court. Last year’s investigation by the Philadelphia Inquirer led to a […]

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PA DUI Checkpoints Found to be Illegal

Filed under: DUI, Uncategorized by Contributor @ June 3, 2019

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Commonwealth v. Hlubin will change the way DUI checkpoints operate in Pennsylvania. Hlubin’s case concerns the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, 53 Pa.C.S. §§ 2301–2317 (the “ICA”), and the Municipal Police Jurisdiction Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8951–8954 (“MPJA”). On September 29, 2013, Molly Hlubin was stopped at a sobriety […]

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PA Legislature Looks to Remove Statute of Limitations for Child Sex Crimes

Filed under: Litigation, Sex Crimes, Uncategorized by Contributor @ April 10, 2019

The Judiciary Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives has voted to move two pieces of legislation concerning victims of sexual assault, HB 962 (criminal statute of limitations) and HB 963 (civil statute of limitations), to a vote by the House. The House Bills together are called the Pennsylvania Hidden Predator Act. The House overwhelmingly […]

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Child porn software results in criminal cases dismissed

Filed under: Sex Crimes, Uncategorized by Steven F. Fairlie @ April 4, 2019

https://www.propublica.org/article/prosecutors-dropping-child-porn-charges-after-software-tools-are-questioned

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Elizabeth Lippy’s Trial Advocacy Program wins First Place at National Criminal Justice Trial Competition in Chicago

Filed under: Fairlie & Lippy News, Uncategorized by Steven F. Fairlie @ March 19, 2019

Congratulations to Fairlie & Lippy Partner Elizabeth Lippy! She is Associate Director of American University Law School’s Trial Advocacy Program, which just won First Place at the National Criminal Justice Trial Competition in Chicago. The team also dominated in the individual awards, winning awards for the best opening, best closing, and best cross-examination. Elizabeth is […]

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