Third Circuit

Judge Lisa Richette was a sensitive soul. Reportedly, a pretty defense-friendly one too. Local lawyers would waive their right to a jury trial in front of her, hoping for a more favorable outcome. And this did...

September 7, 2016 (Fault Lines) — The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a woman’s lawsuit against a county that wrongfully prosecuted her for arson can go forward, even though she was never convicted or...

July 8, 2016 (Fault Lines) — It used to be that police officers waited for people to commit crimes before arresting them. Sometimes, they’d even try to talk people out of doing bad things, in the...