Legal Framework

Legal Framework

Statutes and legal authorities cited on jlegal.pro, grouped by jurisdiction.

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Federal Criminal

Statute	Description	Referenced On
18 U.S.C. 249	Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act	Understanding Antisemitism, Index

Federal Civil

Statute	Description	Referenced On
Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.)	Discrimination on basis of religion/national origin	Index, Story, Convergence
42 U.S.C. 1983	Civil action for deprivation of rights	Institutional Misconduct
42 U.S.C. 1988	Attorney's fees in civil rights cases (fee-shifting)	Letter to Counsel

Pennsylvania Criminal

Statute	Description	Referenced On
18 Pa.C.S. 2702	Aggravated Assault	Index, The Invariant
18 Pa.C.S. 2705	Recklessly Endangering Another Person (chemical exposure)	Index, Off-Gassing, Coercive AC Ultimatum PDF
18 Pa.C.S. 2709.1	Stalking	Index
18 Pa.C.S. 4952	Intimidation of Witnesses or Victims	Index, Convergence
18 Pa.C.S. 4953	Retaliation Against Witness, Victim, or Party	Index, Convergence

Pennsylvania Civil

Statute	Description	Referenced On
Breach of Warranty of Habitability	Implied warranty under PA landlord-tenant law	Index, Story
PA Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (73 P.S. 201-1 et seq.)	Consumer protection	Supplemental

New Jersey

Statute	Description	Referenced On
N.J.S.A. 3B:31	Uniform Trust Code (fiduciary breach by trustee)	Understanding Trusts, Convergence

Philadelphia Municipal

Statute	Description	Referenced On
Philadelphia Code 9-3902	Tenant protections and housing standards	Index, Institutional Misconduct

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Criminal Case

Commonwealth v. Talley, CP-51-CR-0000673-2026

• Preliminary hearing: February 28, 2026
• Trial date: June 12, 2026
• ADA (current): Andrew Lay
• See: The Invariant