Bucks County lifts COVID mask requirements for all Courts
Today Bucks County’s Court Administrator sent out a notice to all members of the Bucks County Bar Association advising that President Judge Wallace Bateman has lifted the mask requirement for all Bucks...
View ArticleSmoke medical marijuana and get a Pennsylvania DUI?
The Pennsylvania Superior Court just shocked the world with something we have written about over and over on this blog. If you smoke medical marijuana prescribed by a doctor in Pennsylvania and then...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court invalidates NY restriction on gun licenses
Today the United States Supreme Court ruled that New York state may not require its citizens to show just cause in order to obtain a permit to carry a firearm. Such a law is often referred to as a “may...
View ArticleNew Harsher PA DUI Laws Signed
Pennsylvania’s Governor Wolf just signed a series of harsher DUI laws known as “Deana’s Law.” Deana Eckman was a young woman killed by a 6 time convicted drunk driver, David Strowhouer, who crossed...
View ArticleChester County Judge declares SORNA unconstitutional!
A Chester County Judge has determined that SORNA is unconstitutional on many grounds in a blockbuster opinion! In Commonwealth v. George Torsilieri the Pennsylvania Supreme Court had remanded the case...
View ArticleNew Felony Clean Slate law proposed in Pennsylvania
A brand new proposal in Pennsylvania would make it easy for most people convicted of felony drug charges to have their records erased. House Bill 1826, sponsored by State Representatives Jordan Harris...
View ArticleChristine Cregar Has Joined Fairlie & Lippy, P.C.
We are thrilled to announce the hiring of Christine Cregar as Senior Associate handling all Pennsylvania Criminal Defense Matters. Christine brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience,...
View ArticleHow to know when to surrender your PA driver’s license?
Many clients who suffer a driver’s license suspension ask us for advice regarding when they should surrender their license to PennDOT. Dealing with a driver’s license suspension is stressful. Besides...
View ArticlePossession with intent to deliver heroin and cocaine dismissed
We got a great result today at a Montgomery County Preliminary Hearing by getting the case dismissed. The allegation was that our client was driving back from Philadelphia and swerved over the white...
View ArticleWhen can you invoke the Second Amendment to restore your firearms rights?
You’ve heard of “pleading the fifth,” but what about “pleading the second?” After a series of federal court decisions over the past few years interpreting the second amendment, more and more people are...
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