Law
U.S. court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions
The court’s decision means the restrictions are still on track to expire on December 21.
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Tamika Montgomery-Reeves made history as the first Black judge on Delaware’s Supreme Court, now she’s moving up to the federal bench.
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Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for assisting him in 2020.
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Chester County Judge Jeffrey Sommer rejected the “free-wheeling audit of cherry-picked precincts” as Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery counties grapple with similar petitions.
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Philly’s Safehouse pushes DOJ for earlier decision on the legality of supervised injection sites
Philadelphia’s Safehouse says the U.S. Department of Justice is out of time to make a decision on supervised injection sites.
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DOJ subpoenas election officials in Pa. and other states Trump disputed
The requests are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named last month as special counsel by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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Cosby, NBC, studio face new sex abuse lawsuit from 5 in N.Y.
The lawsuit comes more than a year after Cosby left prison after his 2018 sexual assault conviction in Pennsylvania was overturned.
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The man was put in isolation for seven months in 2016. An appeals court says the lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual punishment can resume.
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Justices keep student loan cancellation blocked for now
The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.
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Senate passes bill to protect same-sex marriages
It now heads back to the House where it is expected to be passed quickly.
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N.J. Assembly passes concealed carry restrictions following 2-hour debate
The bill seeks to establish various handgun-free zones, including government-owned properties, schools, bars, some restaurants, and entertainment venues.
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Same-sex marriage legislation clears key Senate hurdle
Twelve Republicans voted with all Democrats to move forward on the legislation, meaning a final vote could come as soon as this week, or later this month.
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Pa. House impeaches Philly DA Krasner over policies
The vote sets the stage for what would be the first Pennsylvania Senate impeachment trial in nearly three decades.
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Philly political consultant charged with forging thousands of signatures in 2019 primary
Attorney General Josh Shapiro says Rasheen Crews forged signatures to make sure his clients made it on the ballot in the 2019 Philadelphia primary.
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Appeals court ruling keeps Biden student debt plan on hold
The ruling by the three-judge panel from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis came days after a federal judge in Texas blocked the program.
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