Legal Updates: Barnes, Maier

September 12th, 2007
Culture Grrl

---Montgomery County will be filing its court brief today opposing the Barnes' move to Philadelphia and will hold a press conference on the steps of Orphan's Court in Norristown, PA, at 2:00 p.m. Lawyers representing the Barnes and the opponents to the move are expected in court on Oct. 5. Barnes attorneys are likely to challenge the standing of the petitioners to bring suit.

Mark Schwartz, attorney for the Friends of the Barnes and others, argues that even if Judge Stanley Ott doesn't grant his clients standing, the judge himself has the power to review new developments and determine whether he should rescind his permission for the move due to changed circumstances.