This article was originally published on The Legal Intelligencer by P.J. D’Annunzio on April 21, 2016  A political consultant from Allentown pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges stemming from an FBI investigation into the Allentown and Reading city governments. Michael Fleck, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit extortion and bribery offenses […]

This article was originally published on The Legal Intelligencer by Michael E. Bertin on April 19, 2016.  A common issue that faces ­family court judges and attorneys is whether a trial court can modify a child custody order when a matter before the court is not pursuant to a petition to modify custody. Oftentimes, this issue will

 This article was published on witf by Scott LaMar on December 15, 2015.  What to look for on Smart Talk Tuesday, December 15, 2015: There are certain diseases and medical conditions that historically have brought on a sense of fear just by the mention of their names.  Small pox and tuberculosis were two of them until vaccines were developed

This article was originally published on Newsworks on April 11, 2016.   Current law requires 16- and 17-year-olds in New Jersey to get their parents’ permission to wed. Children under 16 need a judge’s approval. Now a measure introduced in the legislature would prohibit marriage for anyone younger than 18. About 3,500 New Jersey residents under 18

This article was originally published on California Lawyer by Chandra Moss (CFLS), Kristen Holstrom, Mary Melech, and William Peacock on April 5, 2016 Facebook is ubiquitous now, right? What “You’ve Got Mail!” was to the 90s, “Like” buttons and status updates are to today’s Internet users. And while I was one of the first college students to use

This article was originally published on The Washington Post by Adam Winkler on October 2015 The recent deadly shooting at an Oregon community college, like so many before it, isn’t likely to lead to new federal laws designed to curb dangerous people’s access to guns. While this understandably frustrates supporters of gun safety legislation, there is reason

This article was originally published on GoErie.com by Tim Hahn on April 21, 2016.  ERIE, Pa. — An Erie man accused of escaping from custody waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday as charges filed against a relative accused of assisting in the escape were dismissed. Todd C. Wiley, 20, charged with escaping from a constable who was preparing

This article was originally published on Huffpost Crime by Nina Golgowski on April 6, 2016  Terrifying video shows a car repeatedly trying to run a motorcyclist off Florida roads in an extreme road rage battle. The dangerous game of cat and mouse reportedly hit speeds of more than 90 mph Monday in Homestead as the motorcyclist tried to escape

This post was originally published on Huffington Post by Ron Dicker on March 27, 2016.  A former Mount Sinai Hospital ER doctor in New York City had quite an explanation for why his sperm may have landed on the face of a patient who accused him of sexual abuse during an examination of her shoulder. Dr. David

This article was originally published on Huffpost Politics on March 11, 2016 by Jason Linkins.   Earlier this week, our 2016 campaign season’s sui generis “dog bites man” story hit the headlines again, after Rakeem Jones — attending a Donald Trump rally in North Carolina as a dissenter — was sucker punched by 78-year-old John McGraw. Here is the incident,