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PHILADELPHIA – A Bucks County man granted a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions of Section 17.2 of Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act – a statute which he felt criminalized the disclosure of truthful information connected to the filing of an educator misconduct complaint with the Commonwealth’s Department of Education – is appealing the denial of his motion for summary judgment against the state attorney general to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge recently ruled that a Bucks County man would be granted a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions of Section 17.2 of Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act – a statute which he felt criminalized the disclosure of truthful information connected to the filing of an educator misconduct complaint with the Commonwealth’s Department of Education – while that same plaintiff also seeks more than $64,000 in legal fees from the Bucks County District Attorney.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has ruled that a Bucks County man seeking a permanent injunction against enforcement of the provisions of Section 17.2 of Pennsylvania’s Educator Discipline Act – a statute which he feels criminalizes the disclosure of truthful information connected to the filing of an educator misconduct complaint with the Commonwealth’s Department of Education – is permitted to proceed anonymously in his action, but not allowed to file unredacted exhibits under seal along with it.
PHILADELPHIA – An inmate at the Bucks County Correctional Facility who alleged he was denied adequate and timely medical care when he suffered a broken heel after falling from the furniture in his cell, has settled his claims.