United States v. Shannon: Pennsylvania State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration worked with confidential informants and were able to observe part of a cocaine delivery. Agents observed the transaction and subsequently arrested two men involved. A third man involved, the supplier, Shannon, received the drug money from the transaction and was arrested at a truck stop. Agents found around $670,000 in his car. Shannon appealed his conviction based on Fifth Amendment violations from the government cross-examining him on his post-arrest silence.

Lodge No. 5 of the Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Philadelphia: The Fraternal Order of Police (FOB), the police collective bargaining organization, and the affiliated Super PAC (COPPAC) challenged the Constitutionality of a provision in the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that prohibits employees of the Philadelphia Police Department from making contributions “for any political purpose.” Implementation means employees of the police department cannot donate to COPPAC, which uses some funds for partisan political purposes. The charter ban only applies to the police and does not cover 20,000 other employees of the city of Philadelphia.

Dwyer v. Cappell: Dwyer is a lawyer who, on his private law firm's website, posted quotations of Cappell, a regional judge, that were made in reference to Dwyer's on-job capabilities. Cappell asked for the quotations to be removed and Dwyer refused, arguing that the quotations were not false or misleading. The lower courts ruled in favor of Cappell, making a rule that judges' comments cannot be published on lawyers' personal websites. Dwyer appealed the decision on the basis that this new rule violated his freedom of speech under the First Amendment.

NJ Carpenters v. Tishman Construction Corporation of New Jersey: The Revel Casino Project was financially assisted by the NJ Economic Development Authority (EDA) which is a public body. The workers on the project filed for wage compensation because they were not paid the prevailing wage as required by the Prevailing Wage Act (PWA) to be paid to all public employees. They also claimed that they should have been given retirement plans and a trust fund. The District Court ruled that formatting of the Employee Retirement Security Act (ERSA) preempts the claims, thus denying the requested benefits to the workers.

Constitution Party of Pennsylvania v. Aichele: Candidate running for public office in PA that are not registered as either Democrat or Republican, are required by a provision of the state election code to submit extra paperwork that include a number of necessary signatures. These papers must then be deemed acceptable by a PA court. Upon the court’s decision, the court can also impose on the candidate additional administrative and litigation costs. A group of politically natured organizations have filled suit against the Attorney General, challenging these processes.

Tearpock-Martini v. Borough of Shickshinny: The city of Shickshinny approved the establishment of a church’s sign on municipal property. The sign, meant to help people with directions, has the name of the church and an arrow along with the words “one block” on it. Tearpock erected her own sign in front of the church sign that states that the church sign violates her rights as a tax payer and filed suit stating the sign violated the Establishment Clause of the 1st Amendment.

Carman v. Carroll: Jeremy Carroll, a Pennsylvania State Trooper, arrived at the home of Andrew and Karen Carmen to search for a man who had stolen two loaded handguns and a car. He proceeded directly to the backyard and was confronted by the owner, Andrew Carmen. A search of the property found no evidence of criminal activity. Carmen filed suit claiming a 4th Amendment violation of unlawful entry and unreasonable search and seizure. The district court ruled that the troopers had qualified immunity under the "Knock & Talk" exception, which allows officers to approach a home and engage in voluntary interaction with the owner.

Halsey v. Pfeifer: Halsey, who is “mildly mentally retarded”was taken to the police station where he was interrogated, presented false information, and pressured into signing a confessionary note, taking blame for the murders of his two siblings, whose bodies were found in his apartment. He was convicted and sentenced to life. Halsey was released 22 years later after it was clear that he had not committed the murders. Halsey filed suit against Pfeiffer, one of the police officers who ran the interrogations, to which the District Court granted immunity.

Eileen Sheil v. Regal Entertainment Group: While using the restroom at a Regal Theater, Sheil slipped on the tile, fell, and was taken to the hospital. Sheil claims to have slipped on a small pool of water but theater employees state in their Incident Report that no water was seen on the floor directly following the incident. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of Regal stating that it cannot be held liable for the water that may or may not have been on the ground considering the lack of information concerning how long the water had been present.

Thomas v. Cumberland County:Thomas was being held in the Cumberland County jail facility when a group of inmates approached him and an argument ensued. Thomas was hit by two inmates during the confrontation before Officer Martinez was able to disperse the crowd, suffering a concussion and loss of sight in one eye. He sued the County stating that the officers could have ended the argument at the beginning, or could have prevented it from happening entirely. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the County, dismissing Thomas’ complaints.