
Pennsylvania’s Inadequate Funding of Public Defenders Is Unconstitutional, ACLU Suit Claims
The state has an obligation to provide representation for criminal defendants who can’t afford one.
The state has an obligation to provide representation for criminal defendants who can’t afford one.
Democratic State Rep. Chris Rabb’s bill would allow courts across the commonwealth to sentence offenders for certain crimes to participate in restorative justice programs.
The 11-bill package includes solar for schools, prevailing wages for green energy, and e-waste recycling.
The groups, including the state conference of the NAACP and the League of Women Voters, argued the court’s 3-1 decision could disenfranchise “untold thousands” of Pennsylvania voters and millions more across the country if it is more broadly adopted.
“Let today’s ruling be another reminder that taking legal advice from Donald Trump is never a winning strategy,” said Governor Josh Shapiro.
The campaign hopes to immunize voters against misinformation and disinformation.
In a fiery campaign speech, Biden invoked what he called Donald Trump’s derelictions of duty and threats to freedom
A Crawford County resident sought school board members’ posts about an LGBTQ+ book display, one that includes calling the library exhibit “totally evil.”
The decision is the second federal court ruling that Act 77’s ballot-dating requirement violates the Civil Rights Act.
Editor Cyril Mychalejko’s conversation with the head of the New Pennsylvania Project also touches on Civil Rights history, the importance of this year’s statewide judicial elections, and anti-democratic legislation like the SAVE Act.
It’s just one of the ways lawmakers are trying to insert Judeo-Christian doctrine into public education.
Under attack by Trump, the Sanctuary Movement is rising up with other human rights activists against the greatest threat to immigrants since Reagan’s dirty wars created the first flood of people fleeing for their lives out of Central America.
The 154-year-old district administration building has a long history in Newtown – and advocates want to protect it.
Money from these programs is currently being held hostage by Trump to benefit the billionaire oil and gas CEOs who funded his campaign.