Firearm Rights Restoration- Federal Government Now Acknowledges Relief Issued in Pennsylvania Courts for Mental Health Commitments On July 1, 2019, the ATF granted the Certification of Qualifying Relief from Disabilities filed by the Pennsylvania State Police. This decision means that those granted relief in Pennsylvania Courts from firearm prohibitions arising from prior mental health Read More
Do you have rights to a paper street that would entitle you to ownership of an adjoining property and not even realize it? With the rise to prominence of subdivisions in developing areas, such as State College, comes a plethora of unique legal issues. In particular, the law has been asked to deal with Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decides Right-to-Know Case in Favor of Centre County Resident allowing access to police dashcam video. On June 20, 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision allowing public access to police “dash cam” videos, unless the police can prove that such videos include investigative material. Centre County resident Michelle Grove, represented Read More
Is drone registration required for the drone I got for Christmas? Do I need a license to fly a drone? Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones as they are often called, are increasingly available online and on store shelves. Prospective operators—from consumers to businesses—want to fly and fly safely, but many don’t realize that, Read More
The Commonwealth Court recently ruled on a right-to-know request for a casino’s surveillance video that captured a two-vehicle collision. In Pennsylvania State Police v. Kim, the Court found that the video collected by Pennsylvania State Police was a part of a criminal investigation and protected under the Criminal History Record Information Act. The Court’s Read More
Attorney Helen Stolinas of The Mazza Law Group, PC in State College, argued a case of statewide importance involving a police dashcam and the Right to Know Law yesterday before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Her client is Michelle Grove of Spring Mills. The case arose when Ms. Grove filed a request for a “dashcam” Read More
Can you trespass with a drone? Can you prevent a drone from flying over your property? Can you shoot it down if it does? Can you sue the operator? The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn in 1681. Most property owners in Pennsylvania can trace their deeds back to “warrants” from Read More
If I received a drone for Christmas does it need to be registered? If I have drone do I have to get a license to fly it? Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones as they are often called, are increasingly available online and on store shelves. Prospective operators—from consumers to businesses—want to fly and Read More
You probably know that you have a “right to know,” but do you actually know what you have a right to know? Public access to court and other governmental records in Pennsylvania is governed by the so-called right to know law, 65 P.S. §§67.101 et seq., (“RTKL”). The statute is designed to ensure that Read More
If your girlfriend (or boyfriend) sends you a racy photograph of themselves can you send it on to your friends (or their enemies)? When school starts in September a new law will make it a crime to disseminate nude or sexually explicit images of a current or former intimate partner if done with the Read More