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30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Brooklyn’s Library Moves to Slip Books Through Red State Bans MSN – Madina Touré (Politico) | Published: 9/24/2022 The front line of America’s culture war now runs straight through the nation’s school libraries, with conservatives in dozens of states outlawing books and instruction and the left working to shield targeted authors. [read post]
NRE also found 17 “Group Exonerations” of 2,975 defendants, mostly Black and Latino or Hispanic, wrongfully convicted of drug crimes due to the systematic misconduct by police in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere. [read post]
23 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Greg Norman Finds Friendly Faces, Harsh Criticism on Capitol Hill Trip MSN – Rick Maese (Washington Post) | Published: 9/21/2022 As a federal antitrust case winds its way through the court system, LIV Golf chief executive Greg Norman visited Capitol Hill, receiving mixed reviews from lawmakers as he tried to sell them on his breakaway tour that has upended the golf word. [read post]
13 Sep 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
  Ideally, it would generate a brutally candid conversation—presumably, unlike the Philadelphia convention in 1787, open to the public through C-SPAN and other streaming services—about the adequacy of the Constitution to the American republic in the 21st century. [read post]
12 Sep 2022, 7:36 am by Justin Chan
Such a unit within the Philadelphia DA’s office worked with the Innocence Project to vacate the conviction of Termaine Hicks, who spent 19 years in prison based on the false testimony of police officers. [read post]
26 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The data files are described as copies of components from election systems in Coffee County, Georgia, and Antrim County, Michigan. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 9:59 am
"From "Brown University Acquires the Papers of Mumia Abu-Jamal/Abu-Jamal, convicted of the 1981 murder of a police officer, became the face of the anti-death penalty movement and a widely published commentator on the prison system" (NYT). [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 5:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
  Sylla, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 5:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
  Sylla, 47, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and mail fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison. [read post]
10 Jun 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
The U.S. was in a “heightened threat environment” already, and these factors may worsen the situation, DHS said in the latest National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin. [read post]
7 Jun 2022, 5:00 pm by Michael Ehline
  Time and time again, politicians in democrat run cities have argued that we don’t need private guns since we have police, while also arguing we must defund the police because of “systemic racism. [read post]
7 Jun 2022, 9:50 am by Neil H. Buchanan
" showed how civil rights attorney Larry Krasner brought a progressive approach to prosecution in Philadelphia and was undermined by the police bosses and entrenched regressive Assistant D.A.'s. [read post]
31 May 2022, 7:06 am by Michael Ehline
Many younger democrats blame systemic racism and white privilege for minorities causing crime. [read post]
22 Apr 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Agencies Announce Plans for More Equity in Federal Programs MSN – Michael Macagnone (Roll Call) | Published: 4/14/2022 Dozens of federal agencies launched plans that focus on minority groups and other underserved communities, meant to open federal programs to more people and reduce racial disparities caused by government decisions. [read post]
25 Mar 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal As GOP Lawmakers Push for More Election Fraud Charges, Prosecutors Find Few Cases MSN – Rosalind Helderman and Amy Gardner (Washington Post) | Published: 3/23/2022 Demands for criminal cases tied to the 2020 election continue to stress the political system and put pressure on prosecutors, particularly elected Republicans. [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 6:30 am by Guest Blogger
On the one hand, anti-system politics reflects how the policy space between politicians and political parties of the centre right and left have converged on a broader role for competitive markets, including in what had hitherto been regarded as non-market institutions – such as the police, prisons, public health services and education systems, and a consequent narrowing of electoral choice. [read post]
25 Feb 2022, 12:38 pm by John Floyd
He was placed in the corrupt, violent Georgia prison system, where he was placed in maximum security lockdown and subjected to a continuing pattern of physical and verbal abuse by prison guards, conduct sanctioned at the highest levels of the prison system. [read post]
17 Dec 2021, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Contempt of Congress is a misdemeanor criminal offense that can result in up to one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000. [read post]