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Krasner says anyone who tries to intimidate Philly voters will ‘find themselves in jail’
Krasner didn’t detail specific threats at Philly for Election Day, but the DA’s task force is deploying a month early and ready to prosecute cases of voter intimidation.
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Supreme Court hears challenge to Delaware’s partisan court balance requirement
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments this week challenging Delaware’s law that requires a balance of Republicans and Democrats on the state’s top three courts.
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Jury trials set to resume Monday in Delaware
Office of Defense Services Chief Defender Brendan O’Neill said a backlog of jury trials being scheduled will challenge the entire criminal justice system.
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N.J. moves to codify abortion rights into state law ahead of Supreme Court vote
With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Jury trials to resume in person; landlord grant program expanded
N.J. plans to ramp up jury selections using both virtual and in-person proceedings. It will also expand a program to provide relief to landlords who lost out on rent payments.
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Census end remains uncertain after judge calls new schedule ‘a violation’
A day after the Census Bureau tweeted out a new "target date" of Oct. 5 for ending 2020 census counting, a federal judge said she thinks the change may violate a court order.
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Warning of ‘irreparable harm,’ Pa. federal judge temporarily blocks USPS cost-cutting
A federal judge in Pa. has barred further cost-cutting to USPS, saying it could cause “irreparable harm.” It’s the fourth such decision nationwide.
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What Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination means for the 2020 election
The focus on the court could help energize the GOP in key states. Progressives are fired up, too — after Trump's announcement, Dems tied Barrett to a fight for health care.
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Philly voters fear Trump’s Supreme Court nominee will reverse expanded health care access
Conservatives are excited over Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. Abortion and health care changes are anticipated by many in the Philadelphia region.
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GOP expecting Trump to tap Barrett for Supreme Court
Trump's campaign is preparing to use the latest confirmation fight for maximum political effect.
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‘Honor her wish’: Trump met with boos as he pays respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Trump has dismissed the late justice's request, baselessly saying he thought it could have been made up by Democrats.
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Progressives pledge to keep pushing Biden to expand court
Biden, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn't embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation's partisan split.
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The intense political fight to replace R.B.G.
Today we'll discuss the tremendous impact R.B.G.'s passing is having on our nation's politics and the institution of the Supreme Court.
Air Date: September 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Ginsburg, role model and ‘rock star,’ lies in repose at Supreme Court
In a ceremony inside the court’s Great Hall, Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt eulogized Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a “path-marking role model for women and girls of all ages.”
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Pa. is poised to take an unusually restrictive approach to mail-in ballots
A recent state court ruling says Pennsylvania can’t count ballots mailed without a secrecy envelope. The decision makes the state an outlier nationally.
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