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Joe Walsh Appointed to the Federal Bar Association’s Access to Justice Task Force

October 2020

The Honorable Joseph P. Walsh was recently appointed as a member of the Access to Justice Task Force by W. West Allen, President of the Federal Bar Association.

Joe Walsh will serve for a term ending September 30, 2021.

The focus of the task force will examine ways in which the Federal Bar Association can increase access to justice in the federal courts for all litigants.

The task force was created by the Honorable Michael J. Newman in 2017. “Access to justice, put simply, means that all litigants have equal access to the federal courts, and that barriers to such access are removed,” said Judge Newman when he announced the task force.

Joe Walsh is grateful to have been selected by the President Allen and looks forward to working with all members of the Committee.

LAWSUIT FILED BY CONSTITUENTS AGAINST MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER JOE GALE OVER BLOCKING SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS SETTLED

We are very pleased to have achieved a tremendous result for our clients in their ongoing lawsuit against Montgomery County Commissioner Joseph C. Gale in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Following months of litigation and settlement negotiations, Commissioner Gale agreed to immediately cease blocking individuals from following his social media accounts, and further agreed to immediately cease deleting comments that he solely finds unfavorable made to those accounts.

The agreement, signed by all parties, was approved in an order signed by the Honorable Timothy J. Savage of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

The order is nothing less than a thorough victory for our courageous clients, who achieved each of their desired outcomes in this litigation and ensured that their Constitutional rights–and those of Commissioner Gale’s constituents and followers everywhere–will be honored.

Walsh Pancio is proud to stand with our clients to have protected the First Amendment. Walsh Pancio is privileged to have worked with Mudrick & Zucker, P.C. in Blue Bell and the Philip Press Law Office in Norristown in the prosecution of this case.

See article from Pottstown Mercury for more.