Law
Trump continues to challenge election results
A look at the latest on Trump's legal challenges to the election results, and a discussion about the effects of his defiance on the American people.
Air Date: November 24, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43Philadelphia appoints first-ever Latina city solicitor
Cortes will succeed Marcel Pratt in overseeing the city's 330-employee law department. She currently chairs its litigation group.
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Trump campaign retreats from key claim in Pennsylvania suit
More than 2.6 million mail-in ballots were reported received by counties, and there has been no report by state or county election officials or a prosecutor of fraud.
6 years ago
N.J. weed bill on hold as social justice advocates push for ‘justice’
All that was left was to set up the marketplace for recreational marijuana. Many say they were dismayed by lawmakers’ first try at enabling legislation.
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Law firm withdraws from key Trump election lawsuit in Pa.
Attorneys with Pittsburgh’s Porter Wright Morris & Arthur moved to withdraw from the suit they helped file in U.S. District Court just days earlier.
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Deciphering Trump’s legal challenges to the election
President Trump has been filing lawsuits and alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Today, we discuss the merit of these suits and claims.
Air Date: November 12, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:43Barr wades into Trump’s false voting claims, allowing prosecutors to investigate
Former DOJ officials criticized the memo as partisan and as validating Trump's false claims that there are substantial voter irregularities.
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Trump campaign sues to block Pennsylvania election result
A spokesperson for Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Trump’s campaign was trying to “disenfranchise the record number of people who voted against him.”
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Federal judge dismisses Trump’s attempt to stop vote counting in Philadelphia
Trump had sued to stop a tallying process that has gradually eroded the advantage Trump held over Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
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Pa. Secretary of State: No promise all Pa. ballots will be counted by end of Thursday
Although Boockvar says counting is ahead of schedule, she's making no promises that results will be in Thursday night.
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Counting the votes and election legal challenges
The latest on the vote count in Pennsylvania and the mounting legal challenges to the election results.
Air Date: November 5, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Federal judge: ‘Johnny Doc’ will face separate trials on embezzlement and corruption
A judge has ruled the John Dougherty case will be divided into two trials because a single proceeding would “unduly prejudice” the defendants in the case.
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Will Pa. be at the center of another Bush v. Gore? These 8 lawyers and scholars weigh in
If the election comes down to Pennsylvania, the days following Nov. 3 will likely be similar to Florida in 2000.
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Barrett sworn in at court as issues important to Trump await
Barrett was confirmed Monday by the Senate in a 52-48 virtual party line vote. She is expected to begin work as a justice on Tuesday.
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If the ACA falls, protecting preexisting conditions could be harder than it sounds
A Kaiser Family Foundation estimate suggests around 54 million people have conditions that — without legal protections — could prompt health insurers to deny them policies.
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