In 2005, Philadelphia started its participation in the red-light camera program. Per this program, cameras have been set up at high-risk intersections in the city in order to effectively catch motorists running red lights. So far, the cameras have been set up around the city, including the intersections around City Hall and at a few intersections along Roosevelt Blvd. Presently, a debate is ongoing in Harrisburg as to whether to continue and/or extend the red-light program in Philadelphia and into about a dozen other Pennsylvania cities. There is no doubt that the red-light program has brought millions of dollars to Philadelphia ...

Recently the state legislature passed amendments (hereinafter “Amendments”) to Pennsylvania’s adoption statutes, found in 23 Pa.C.S. Section 2731 et seq, regarding post-adoption contact agreements. Understanding these amendments is crucial for any practitioner who handles adoption matters, however it should be noted that each local jurisdiction has procedural idiosyncrasies that must be accounted for when so doing. The Amendments certainly apply to adoptions to be filed going forward, but it is unclear if the Amendments apply to adoptions filed prior to the passage of the Amendments. The Amendments are designed to provide a statutory basis to create, facilitate the enforcement ...

I have been a volunteer attorney for the Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia (CLCP) since April 2007. The CLCP states that its volunteers are “Christian legal professionals and law students called by the Word of God to do justice among the poor ... [by] provid[ing] services to low-income clients in the name of Christ." The CLCP currently has three clinic locations, each of which meets twice per month. The clinics are located at the Salvation Army facility in West Philadelphia, Sweet Union Baptist Church in West Philadelphia and Spirit and Truth Reformed Church in North Philadelphia. At each clinic, clients ...