The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, meaning the former TV star and comedian may be out of prison within hours. In an opinion (pdf) vacating his conviction, the court wrote that it found an agreement with a previous prosecutor had prevented the 83-year-old from being charged in the case….
Bill Cosby Released From Prison After Sex Assault Conviction Overturned
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction, and he was released from a Pennsylvania state prison just hours later. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections confirmed Cosby was released at around 2:30 p.m. ET, according to a tweet from the agency. Reporters on the scene said they saw the actor and comedian…
5-4 Supreme Court Rules Pipeline Company Can Use Eminent Domain to Seize Land in NJ
June 29, 2021
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that federal eminent domain powers can be used to seize land to construct the PennEast Pipeline in New Jersey. The ruling, announced Tuesday (pdf), did not fall along the typical ideological lines. Republican appointees Chief Justice John Roberts, Justice Samuel Alito, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh voted in…
Pennsylvania Lifts COVID-19 Mask Order After More Than a Year
Pennsylvania’s government on Monday morning lifted its universal masking order more than a year after it was implemented due to the CCP virus pandemic. The mandate was officially lifted at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, June 28. “Starting today, masks are no longer required in Pennsylvania. Thank you to each and every Pennsylvanian who did their…
Pennsylvania Senate Passes Constitutional Amendment to Require Voter ID For All Ballots
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would amend the state constitution to require that voters present identification each time they cast a ballot. The measure, SB735, passed in a 30-20 vote, mostly along partisan lines. The proposal was backed by all Republicans and a single Democrat. Currently, state voters are only required…
Voter ID a Sticking Point in Pennsylvania Voting Reform
June 24, 2021
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A voting reform bill, moving quickly through the Republican-led Pennsylvania General Assembly, would require voter identification and impose hefty fines for election tampering. But Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has vowed to veto the Voting Rights Protection Act, which the state House passed Tuesday and the Senate State Government Committee passed on Wednesday. It now…
Pennsylvania House Passes Election Integrity Bill: ‘The System Does Not Work’
The Pennsylvania state House on Tuesday night approved a Republican-backed election reform bill that would include a requirement that voters present identification, among other measures relating to polls, audits, and procedures. The bill passed mostly along partisan lines, with most Republicans supporting the measure and nearly all Democrats opposing it. The bill heads to the…
Pennsylvania Election Audit a ‘Very Real Possibility’: Top Senate Republican
A Pennsylvania Senate Republican suggested that an election audit in the commonwealth is a “very real possibility” after meeting with a group of audit activists at the Capitol. “There are a lot of things under consideration right now, and I told them to check back in a week or two and we hope to have…
Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers Who Resist Election Audit ‘Will Be Primaried’: Trump
Former President Donald Trump said he would work to support primary challenges against Pennsylvania Republican state senators who resist election audits of the 2020 election. In a statement on Monday, Trump targeted Pennsylvania GOP Sens. Jake Corman and David Argall. It’s unclear why Argall was named by the former president as the senator previously announced…
Pennsylvania GOP Lawmakers Who Resist Election Audit ‘Will Be Primaried,’ Trump Suggests
Former President Donald Trump suggested that he may support a primary challenge against at least one Pennsylvania Republican senator who he claimed is resisting election audits of the 2020 election. In a statement on Monday, Trump named Pennsylvania GOP Sens. Jake Corman and David Argall. “Why is State Senator Jake Corman of Pennsylvania fighting so…
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